Businessweek has posted a long article on how technology has changed the way people work on a daily basis, how goods are produced and services delivered. Laptops, the Blackberry, the iPhone, Skype, instant messaging, cheap data storage, broadband and video conferencing have allowed people to work remotely. The article fails to note, however, how large numbers of people have managed to never work for a boss again — entrepreneurs who start their own businesses precisely because the cost of setting up a business is much lower and they can now serve clients around the world.

If I were to write a piece on this new way of working, I would call it “The End of Office Politics” and talk about the freedom that people have working for themselves.