This is all for the best. The industry should retrench and figure out what it needs to do to survive. Meanwhile, the increasing popularity of the Net has many implications. The Internet should improve literacy, since it is a literate medium. This is a good trend.
Interactive gaming is a huge success.
This is a much more social activity than watching the tube. I know exactly what you mean. No matter how you connect to the Internet, it's never fast enough. You've got files to download, pages to see. So don't just wait there.