The March 2010 issue of Wired Magazine has an interesting piece titled 10 Years After: A Look Back at the Dotcom Boom and Bust. Here's some striking numbers comparing today to ten years ago:
| Item | Then (2000) | Now (2010) |
| ECommerce Sales (Annual) | $19.5 Billion | $156 Billion |
| Hard Drive Storage (per GB) | $44.50 | $0.07 |
| Bandwidth for Streaming Video (per GB) | $193 | $0.028 |
| Web Storage (monthly, per GB) | $1,250 | $0.15 |
| Domain Registration (per year) | $129 | $10 |
| Hosting (monthly per MB) | $2.59 | $0.0005 |
| 24-pack of Red Bull | $57 | $38 |
Note: Numbers have been adjusted for inflation.
This is only a tiny sample of what is in the March issue - it brings back a lot of memories. Things certainly have changed lots!
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