What Will Be . Somewhat ironically, Dertouzos' analysis is primarily an economic assessment of what the digital age will be based on his theory of the international marketplace and how that will affect humankind. That theory, in part, is based on Dertouzos' youth in Greece, where he saw the grand bazaars open to the public, offering myriad items to anyone who stopped by to shop. Unfortunately, Dertouzos' brilliant computing prowess is not equaled by his understanding of economic tenets. Something is lost in the translation here.
Economic figures tend to be analyzed in the aggregate rather than the individual purchase.
That's from Economics 102. In true Socratic fashion, Dertouzos searches for definitions. Like the Greek philosopher, Dertouzos has trouble with his definitions. Information has economic value if it leads to the satisfaction of human desires. A small portion is intermediate goods from supply and demand.