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April 7, 2012

The 'Digital Divide' Is an Absurd Concept

John Dvorak, PC Magazine


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The idea of a digital divide—a widening gap between technology haves and technology have-nots—has been a hotbed issue since the 1990s. I've always felt it to be a specious argument designed to sell more computers to people who often have no use for the things.

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