WWW: Beyond the Basics

Chapter 8. Commerce

8.5. Conclusions

The issues and systems discussed in this chapter will become part of mainstream WWW usage in the near future. Secure payment systems will allow the Web to change from an online mail-order catalog to an online store. Microcent transactions will lead to greater access and to more worthwhile content. Other issues affecting the commercial use of the Web will continue to appear. It will be interesting to return to this chapter in five years to see how quickly and radically these issues have changed the use of the World Wide Web.

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