Marks said the proliferation of digital goods, such as online games, would boost PayPal, which can license its payment infrastructure to developers and media companies.
Movie rentals marks an extension of the credits system beyond virtual goods to real services, and (who knows) could potentially lead to physical goods.
With the financial press slapping recession fears on page one, day after day, is it any wonder that not only raw materials stocks plumb new 1-year lows but capital goods stocks like US Steel sell at one third of year ago high water marks?