Re:Realistic Expectations (Score 1)

clear that so far, 9 out of 10 new internet companies (the publicized ones, anyway), haven't failed.

Well obviously. The publicized ones were publicized because because they were the ones that made it. How many "we're-the-next-big-portal" companies made it. How many of the attempts at online retail made it? How many web hosting companies do you think folded? I think the 9 out of 10 statistic is probably pretty relavant, even in regard to .com companies.