The prediction, in brief:

In the long run, it’s hard to exaggerate the importance of the Internet. It really is about opening communications to the masses.

Predictor: Moritz, Paul

Prediction, in context:

In a 1995 article for Newsweek, writers Steven Levy, Katie Hafner and Roger Adams quote Microsoft VP Paul Moritz. They write:”During the course of the year, the discussion of the Internet ranged from sex to stock prices to software standards. But the most significant aspect of the Internet has nothing to do with money or technology, really. It’s us … ‘In the long run, it’s hard to exaggerate the importance of the Internet,’ says Paul Moritz, a Microsoft VP. ‘It really is about opening communications to the masses.’ And in 1995, the masses started coming.”

Date of prediction: December 1, 1995

Topic of prediction: General, Overarching Remarks

Subtopic: General

Name of publication: Newsweek

Title, headline, chapter name: The Year of the Internet

Quote Type: Direct quote

Page number or URL of document at time of study:
Page 26

This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Anderson, Janna Quitney