Nicholas G Carr in his article raises some key issues often discussed in our day-to-day lives. How important is Information Technology (IT) in our lives? Does it ease or complicate our activities. The author shares his opinion that Information Technology should be treated as a commodity and as a strategic position is losing its value. The author compares IT with electricity and railroads and concludes that they follow the same path. He illustrates phases of electricity and railroads and how they moved from having high opportunities to becoming invisible so much so that they did not matter. The author feels that IT does not have a competitive advantage and the importance given to IT management should be reduced. Although, the author raises some valid points I disagree with the author. In my opinion, Information Technology is an enabler and if used effectively and efficiently can bring remarkable success and help achieve a sustainable competitive advantage for an organization. In order to prove his point, the author distinguishes between proprietary technologies and infrastructural technologies. According to him, proprietary technology can reap high profits but infrastructural technologies are meant to offer more value when shared than when used in isolation. After few years the infrastructural technologies become known to everyone, thus eventually becoming a commodity and losing value. The author describes IT as such an infrastructural technology that is deemed to become a commodity. He gave three reasons for it. First, the author states that IT is a method of transportation and therefore, more valuable when shared with others. The author fails to address the underlying value proportion behind the transport mechanism and how valuable it can be when used to its fullest potential. For example, Netflix went from being DVD mailing to digital streaming business and