▁to ▁certain ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁open ▁source ▁and ▁content ▁movement ▁in ▁that ▁they ▁lack ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁create ▁anything ▁truly ▁new ▁and ▁innov ative . ▁For ▁example , ▁Lan ier ▁arg ues ▁that ▁the ▁open ▁source ▁movement ▁didn ' t ▁create ▁the ▁iPhone . ▁In ▁another ▁example , ▁Lan ier ▁further ▁acc uses ▁Web ▁ 2 . 0 ▁of ▁making ▁search ▁engines ▁lazy , ▁destroy ing ▁the ▁potential ▁of ▁innov ative ▁websites ▁like ▁Think quest , ▁and ▁ham per ing ▁the ▁communication ▁of ▁ideas ▁like ▁mathematics ▁to ▁a ▁wider ▁audience . ▁▁ ▁Lan ier ▁further ▁arg ues ▁that ▁the ▁open ▁source ▁approach ▁has ▁destroyed ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁the ▁middle ▁class ▁to ▁fin ance ▁content ▁creation , ▁and ▁results ▁in ▁the ▁concentration ▁of ▁wealth ▁in ▁a ▁few ▁individuals — " the ▁l ords ▁of ▁the ▁clouds " — people ▁who , ▁more ▁by ▁virtue ▁of ▁luck ▁rather ▁than ▁true ▁innov ation , ▁manage ▁to ▁insert ▁themselves ▁as ▁content ▁concent rat ors ▁at ▁strateg ic ▁times ▁and ▁locations ▁in ▁the ▁cloud . ▁In ▁the ▁book , ▁Lan ier ▁also ▁critic izes ▁the ▁M ID I ▁Standard ▁for ▁musical ▁instrument ▁common ality . ▁His ▁comments ▁brought ▁re bu kes ▁from ▁industry ▁and ▁artists ▁knowledge able ▁of ▁the ▁standard ▁and ▁suggestions ▁that ▁Lan ier ▁published ▁his ▁comments ▁merely ▁as ▁b ait ▁for ▁debate . ▁ ▁Who ▁O wn s ▁the ▁Future ? ▁( 2 0 1 3 ) ▁▁ ▁In ▁his ▁book ▁Who ▁O wn s ▁the ▁Future ? ▁( 2 0 1 3 ), ▁Lan ier