Make mistakes faster.
I don't see Merced appearing on a mainstream desktop inside of a decade.
The worse the news, the more effort should go into communicating it.
A fundamental rule in technology says that whatever can be done will be done.
Let chaos reign, then rein in chaos.
The Internet doesn't change everything. It doesn't change supply and demand. It doesn't magically allow you to build businesses by turning investors' money into operating expenses indefinitely. The money always runs out eventually.. the Internet doesn't change that, as we have seen.