The Web we fund? Video

Video description: Kleinrock created the basic principle of packet switching, which underpins the Internet. A decade later, his host computer at UCLA became the first node on the Internet. In an interview with CNET News.com's Marguerite Reardon, Kleinrock says today's tech companies have more competition and less money.

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