Bringing back the golden days of Bell Labs
Bell Labs in its prime was a marvel of human civilization. But let’s admit the economic conditions which made it possible. Pre antitrust Bell was an absolute monopoly. They could afford science projects with no economic returns because they were insulated from any economic pressures.<p>The public paid for Bell Labs through high monopoly rents. Want Google to have a Bell Labs then designate it the nation’s sole internet monopoly (which I’m not really advocating and nobody else would either).