Technology philosopher Nicholas Negroponte proposed that the global market driven by electronic information
A) "causes products to become more expensive."
B) "increases technical literacy within organizations but results in information overload."
C) "results in new laws but less synergy and less ethical behavior."
D) "causes an increase in the types of goods available but decreases in product quality."
E) "forces things to get bigger and smaller at the same time."

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According to technology philosopher Nicholas Negroponte, the global market driven by electronic information "forces things to get bigger and smaller at the same time," meaning that "there will be an increasing absence of things that aren't either very local or very global." If Negroponte is correct, we will see more of two opposite kinds of businesses: mergers of huge companies into even larger companies, and small, fast-moving start-up companies.

Technology Philosopher Nicholas Negroponte Proposed That the Global Market Driven