The first problem for all of us, men and women, is not to learn, but to unlearn. If you don't know what you want to do, it's harder to do it. It's just another form of grabbing eyeballs. So, in a way, the industry has brought it on themselves. By the turn of this century, we will live in a paperless society.
NET is a nonstarter.
If by some miracle it succeeds, you'll pay little penalty for waiting. That's Microsoft's job, dammit. I believe in the Bluetooth fairy. But you have to be careful. Some people are thinking we could be talking to satellites and embedding computers in clothing.