Medan den slutliga filmen lämnar frågan obesvarad, svarades den i ett tidigt utkast till skript .
I den tidiga versionen säljer Neo inte ett program, men hans tjänster som hacker - för att bli av med biljettpriser.
Jag tycker det är helt rimligt att tänka på att scenen ändrats från Neo som säljer sina tjänster till Neo som säljer programvaran / skript för att göra exakt samma.
VOICE (O.S.)
Hey, Tommy-boy! You in there?
Recognizing the voice, he relaxes and opens it. ANTHONY,
who lives down the hall, is standing outside with a group
of friends.
NEO
What do you want, Anthony?
ANTHONY
I need your help, man. Desperate.
They got me, man. The shackles of
fascism.
He holds up the red notice that accompanies the Denver
boot.
NEO
You got the money this time?
He holds up two hundred dollars and Neo opens the door.
Anthony's girlfriend, DUJOUR, stops in front of Neo.
DUJOUR
You can really get that thing off,
right now?
ANTHONY
I told you, honey, he may look
like just another geek but this
here is all we got left standing
between Big Brother and the New
World Order.
EXT. STREET
A police officer unlocks a yellow metal boot from the
wheel of an enormous oldsmobile.
INT. NEO'S APARTMENT
They watch from the window as the cops, silently,
robotically, climb into their van.
ANTHONY
Look at 'em. Automatons. Don't
think about what they're- doing or
why. Computer tells 'em what to
do and they do it.
FRIEND #l
The banality of evil.
He slaps the money in Neo's hand.
ANTHONY
Thanks, neighbor.