I wish I shared your enthusiasm. But I think the truth is that the majority of the world's population can not possess the means to afford any digital device, internet or no. The internet is huge, but it still is merely a fraction of the total population that has even gone online. I know that I myself am the only person on my street (somewhere in the American bible belt) who owns any home computer system, and the only portable device I own is this laptop.

Also, consider that the longer the internet is around, the more that various businesses are trying desperately to monetize from it. Even the largest online businesses such as facebook or google, much of what they deal in is still considered "theoretical dollars" and not hard currencies.

As far as Bitcoin, keep in mind that bankers have had no qualms with launching massive wars in the past, so if push comes to shove they will take no issue with deafening any perceived competition as maliciously as possible.