[patio11]

Software. World of Warcraft. Text messages. Phone calls. Your gym membership. The $20k of digital goods in your IRA. Brand-name goods (the name is bits, not atoms). Ambiance. Experiences. Charity. Politics. Gift cards.

People pay for bits all the time. Don't be afraid of charging for them!

[ojbyrne]

What people won't pay for is management and distribution of bits. If your job is to make sure that a bunch of atoms get from Point A to Point B, then sure. It's challenging. If your job is to get bits from Point A to Point B, then the magic word "scalability" becomes your job description. If you're not delivering those bits for near zero cost, then what are you good for?