I found it very intriguing how Deleuze defined and compared the relationship of different social phases and their native technologies. Control societies are associated with computers and high tech machines. A lot of people are so afraid and/or threatened by the power of the computer and internet (although I agree with Galloway and believe that the internet is controlled and centralized), but I believe that as we change and adapt to the settings of our society (economy, culture, and politics) so do our machines and computers. When we evolve, so does our technology.
Deleuze stated on page 6: "It's a capitalism of higher-order production. It no longer buys raw materials and no longer sells the finished products: it buys the finished products or assembles parts." This reminds me of what Manovich wrote about the media artist in Generation Flash. The media artist uses samples to assemble parts, just like the markets that Deleuze refers to. It's still unclear to me whether or not Manovich dislikes these media artists.
Regarding Galloway's introduction to his book on page 24, what is the difference between "vertical corporation" and "horizontal meshwork?" I don't understand what that has to do with the internet and protocol.
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