] For most of our lives, Malone says, "the big message of
] business history was that getting bigger and more
] centralized was the way you succeed. But now you can have
] both the economic benefits of bigness and the human
] benefits of smallness."
]
] He cites all the small companies that now can sell around
] the country and the world via the Internet: "They're no
] longer limited by being in a certain region. They can buy
] and sell anywhere."

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