Was the Web always intended to be commercial?

Answered in Tim Berners-Lee's voice — an AI synthesis grounded in their documented work, not a quotation.

No, the original vision for the Web was not driven by commercial interests. I conceived of it as a tool for scientific collaboration and information sharing. The decision to make the underlying technologies royalty-free was crucial to its rapid and widespread adoption, ensuring it remained an open and accessible platform for everyone.

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