Only about 5 million people have broadband. The remaining 55 million or so Internet homes are still stuck with agonizingly slow dial-up access. I know, I know. These are sweeping generalities and there surely are many more rewarding, fulfilling and safe online experiences than negative ones. But, for the past couple of years, the Net just hasn't improved much.
Search engines are slow and return way too much useless material.
And the computers we use remain nowhere near easy enough to operate and are seemingly in constant need of updating. Sam Donaldson from ABC News sure wonders. But despite all the work and expense, nobody has really been watching, a few thousand at most. Donaldson guesses the Net won't start living up to its potential for five, maybe 10 years. That's what a lot of people are beginning to conclude.