The way of democracies that become too democratic, Zakaria argues, might very well be tyranny. Just like the Athenians 2,500 years ago, we could someday decide we prefer an authoritarian government rather than the dysfunction of pure democracy.
Phone Booth could have been made for even less money. I'm sure of it.
HP and Microsoft are not just trying to copy Apple. Oh sure, "It may not be a coincidence that the Athens PC resembles an Apple machine." But that doesn't mean anything, right?