It is equally easy to see how large segments of the world of higher education are rendered unnecessary: where, within a decade or two, all that will remain of hundreds or thousands of less-selective universities will be the buildings—and a skilled teacher or two who built courses that prospered in online markets. |
Nimble Internet startups were destined to sweep through academia, the last walled garden, just as they had in the worldwide media markets years earlier. |
As you can imagine, Thrun's enterprise has rattled the foundations of the education establishment. |