I do expect the Web to be a worldwide phenomenon, distributed fairly broadly. But right now I think it’s a U.S. phenomenon that’s moving to be global.
Predictor: Jobs, Steve
Prediction, in context:In a 1995 oral and video histories interview for the Smithsonian Institution, Daniel Morrow, executive director of The Computerworld Smithsonian Awards Program, talks with Apple and NeXT Computer CEO Steve Jobs. An excerpt from the interview reads: Morrow – “The World Wide Web is literally becoming a global phenomenon. Are you optimistic about it staying free?” Jobs – “Yes, I am optimistic about it staying free, but before you say it’s global too fast, it’s estimated that over one third of the total Internet traffic in the world originates or destines in California. So I actually think this is a pretty typical case where California is again on the leading edge not only in a technical but cultural shift. So I do expect the Web to be a worldwide phenomenon, distributed fairly broadly. But right now I think it’s a U.S. phenomenon that’s moving to be global, and one which is very concentrated in certain pockets, such as California.”
Biography:Steve Jobs, co-founded Apple Computers in 1976 with Steve Wozniak. They began by building their computers in the Jobs family’s garage. Both men had earlier worked designing games for Atari. He left Apple in the mid-’80s and founded NeXT Corporation to build a new line of computers. He also helped fund and found Pixar in 1986. He returned to the position as Apple’s chief executive in the mid-’90s. (Entrepreneur/Business Leader.)
Date of prediction: April 20, 1995
Topic of prediction: Information Infrastructure
Subtopic: General
Name of publication: Smithsonian Institution Oral and Video Histories
Title, headline, chapter name: Excerpts from an Oral History Interview with Steve Jobs Founder, NeXT Computer.
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://americanhistory.si.edu/csr/comphist/sj1.html#net
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Lusk, James T.