According to an interview pop icon Prince gave to the U.K. tabloid The Daily Mirror, the Internet is “over.” He further claims that the Internet will go the route of MTV: once hip but now a thing to be forgotten. He feels that technology gadgets and gizmos can’t be “good” for us because they fill our head with numbers. Some people speculate that the eclectic star has gone a little further off his rocker. However, I am pretty sure there’s something else at play here.

Prince stated during the interview that “”I don’t see why I should give my new music to iTunes or anyone else. They won’t pay me an advance for it and then they get angry when they can’t get it.” He has disallowed the use of his music on both iTunes and YouTube. He has also pulled his website offline. This sounds to me more like a temper tantrum because he won’t receive monies in advance than it does a true declaration of the state of the Internet.

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Don’t worry. The Internet isn’t going anywhere. You can still download the latest software and apps at any time.