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There is a central difference between the old and new economies: the old industrial economy was driven by economies of scale; the new information economy is driven by the economics of networks.

Carl Shapiro
Differences, Collaboration, Old And New
Carl Shapiro, Hal R. Varian (2013). “Information Rules: A Strategic Guide to the Network Economy”, p.173, Harvard Business Press
There is a central difference between the old and new economies: the old industrial economy was driven by economies of scale; the new information economy is driven by the economics of networks.