It felt (at the time and in retrospect) that the horribly capped upload speeds of broadband really destroyed that decentralized and equalitarian ideal. The figh

It felt (at the time and in retrospect) that the horribly capped upload speeds of broadband really destroyed that decentralized and equalitarian ideal. The fight against Napster, content mega-corps snatching up broadband providers… There was a brief moment in time where P2P looked like the future, but a lot of powerful wheels turn against it. To your point, business and the desire for control ultimately trumped what was technically possible.