The world is on the verge of a revolution that will change conventional ideas about the economy, markets, finance and credit. The changes will be caused by the increase in technology companies. You need to actively invest in the IT business to capitalize on its dominance of the future.

In the world formed a new group of companies that, with high financial capacity, a strong and promising business, an unlimited monopoly in their respective segments and ambitious leaders who are capable of literally changing the world. What Steve Jobs probably dreams of is more than an iPhone in every pocket or a computer in every home.

High-tech companies are now characterized by the following features: a large pool of money with virtually no debt and a constant positive inflow of money from the core business very little chance of competition in the market – 100% of competitors could be bought, as they say, “permanent” continuous improvement of technology, so most of the new solutions, knowledge, innovative products and software goes to a narrow circle of companies

global presence, not so much physical as informational and technological.

These features of world technology practically do not depend on national governments, nor on financial institutions – on anyone! These companies already have a large part, though not all of it obvious, of world domination; in fact, they probably have a great future. Change anything in this scenario, perhaps, too late.

At a time when more and more wealth is a) public (internet, cellular communications, programming), b) intangible (content and software, communications, electronic money), no one except the leaders of the IT segment, there is no opportunity to preserve the advantages they enjoyed in the pre-computer age.

Victim 1: Government.

The term “Facebook revolution” is already widespread, although it seems that no one claims copyright. However, it is considered that the reason for the success of many revolutions that occurred in 2011 (Egypt, Tunisia, Libya and others) was the participants in the coordination of social media events.

Another example: freedom of information. The Internet is open to everyone, attempts by the state, as before, to lose control of the media seem meaningless. This is clearly seen in Russia: people no longer trust the official media and focus on the Internet. The government can no longer keep secrets (Wikileaks example), it can’t consolidate the mass, it can’t control the rise of social groups (formerly obsolete “parties”).

State and Government have lost the monopoly of information, propaganda and citizen brainwashing. With them they have lost an important part of the government, which they had before. But it is a mistake to assume that this power is lost forever: it is simply transferred from the government into the hands of companies that control the network media. Previously it benefits from control over information in the form of financial flows drawn from the state – and now it is a global Internet company.

If so, will the changes last?

What will become of the fiscal functions of the State?

Is it possible that with the help of the Internet a representative and direct democracy is not created, that is involved in the government is not a handful of bureaucrats elected or appointed king, but all citizens?

Will the State continue to control the lives of citizens by issuing references to it, permits, information that can be accessed by other means?

Are there borders for programs, information, moving data, if they remain for the physical movement of goods and technologies for the physical movement of citizens?

Will the State continue to monitor the process of electing authorities, the judicial system, transportation infrastructure, etc.?

Global tech companies are unlikely not to reflect on these issues.

Victim 2: Banks and financial companies

it’s very simple: you can already make payments without going to the bank and not using (directly) their services. This is called “electronic payment systems.” Google has its own payment system and social network, in which 90 million users… that prevents the Internet giants, with their huge financial resources and audience, from going ahead and organizing “electronic banking”, “exchange electronic”, “e -insurance company” “Electronic Credit Bureau”, etc. etc.?

It’s only a matter of time before today’s banks, stock exchanges, and other financial intermediaries are forced out of Internet companies. At first there is nothing more than an old and thick economics textbook, striped suit and shiny bald head, a second is everything: the core business, generates income, lack of commitment, clients, technology, desire to conquer the world.

As soon as paper money is completely replaced by electronic, “paper” banks will go back in time.

Victim 3: Rights holders

I have long understood that it is nonsense to talk about copyright in a set of numbers, written in one way or another on magnetic and optical media.

Only those who control: methods to write information to the media; the production of media, the reading with these supports, including the programs for the reproduction of contents, the transmission of information, can be the owners and nobody else.

Although the books and CDs were transferred to someone, it was still possible to do something (referring to the fight against piracy), but once you entered an electronic network, the battle was lost.

This does not mean that the proceeds from the sale of works of art, and everything that has copyrights, do not get it: they already receive it, and to a large extent, the Internet giants. They are already in the sector, and all the others (record labels, cinemas, shops, books and audioplastinok, traditional media, etc.) calmly serving the dustbin of history.

Victim 4: The education sector

That’s good news first: to gain knowledge of how information you will no longer need to physically navigate to the school’s location, sit in the audience, live on campus, eat in the cafeteria, and get relief from a physical exam by a doctor. All this time there, but he let him live a long time.

Bad news: the money you save on tickets to Oxford and accommodation costs, part of it will go to the IT company. Money, money over and over again in the same recipients!

But seriously, the educational system as an information storage system goes to the past. What makes people come to, say, business schools or tech colleges, is a) mindset b) social ties and behavioral skills. But I do not see any obstacle so that all this cannot be obtained by remote means.

Victim 5: All kinds of mediators: retail, tourism, real estate agencies, etc. etc

Based on the latest developments in the travel market, coming soon. Lanta-Tour and other travel agencies – this is the last century. The man himself is able to find plane or train tickets, rent a car or a house directly from his owner and pay with electronic money. In addition, and for trade it may not be the easiest time because in 2011 more than 1 million Russians ordered goods abroad by mail from the US, China and Europe, instead of going to the regional shopping center and buy the same to pay more. collection of 50% VAT and rent to the owner of the Plaza shopping center.

And here we see the outlines of a new world in which the former leaders of the defeated, and, oddly enough, in peace, without victims and damage, a new procedure. There is no shortage of the co-owners Google, Microsoft, Apple and Facebook, and they are taken to prison for attempted coup d’état. Even a weak and sad attempt to somehow limit the monopoly of these companies did not work.

Conclusions: The

The global IT giants will increase their advantage, expanding the scope of the business, which has traditionally been done “offline”, and its financial condition and could grow, they will displace the old intermediaries, who can not oppose anything.

for inclusion in the new world government it will be enough, firstly, to acquire the shares of industry leaders, and secondly, to actively participate in programming.

Soon, not a car, apartment or mail will determine social status, but participation in the registry of holders of IT-company, its website, its program, its audience, its own information.

Care must be taken when dealing with those companies whose financial position and power are, or will soon become, in historical regression. Special caution must be taken with financial institutions (banking, insurance, pension funds, account settlement, stock exchanges, intermediaries, asset managers,…) and resellers.

I would not bet on these companies in an environment where the Internet infrastructure and information technologies make direct transactions possible between the seller and the buyer of anything, and when the electrons are not just money, but people (through profiles on Facebook).

The basic conclusion is that the role of IT companies – government, society and stock markets – has been underestimated. While the Revolution, as a result of which they have come to rule the world, takes place before our eyes.

You can participate in the process (for example, by buying shares or making your own resources and programs), stand by, angrily reject new trends, believe in good old fashioned value, try to counter IT companies, brandishing a law club prohibitions and SOPA agreements.

But in any case, he does not stop to think, to make the right decision, and not to swim against the current.