The next generation of CD-ROMs will include a link back to an Internet community that will provide the latest up-to-date information, and this combination will allow online publishers to deliver video to users as part of their overall content experience.
Predictor: Gates, Bill
Prediction, in context:In a 1995 article for Red Herring magazine, Alex S. Vieux interviews Microsoft CEO Bill Gates in Madrid, Spain, at the European Technology Roundtable Exposition. Gates says:”The three phenomenons in our industry – the CD-ROM, online services, and the Internet – will no longer be viewed as independent. The authoring tools will be common, the user interfaces will be common, and the desire to get rich information will be common. For example, the next generation of CD-ROMs will include a link back to an Internet community that will provide the latest up-to-date information, and this combination will allow online publishers to deliver video to users as part of their overall content experience.”
Biography:Bill Gates, the most influential technology entrepreneur of the late 20th century, was the primary author of the prediction-packed 1995 book “The Road Ahead” and is the founder and CEO of Microsoft Corporation. (Entrepreneur/Business Leader.)
Date of prediction: October 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information
Subtopic: General
Name of publication: Red Herring
Title, headline, chapter name: The Once and Future Kings
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.redherring.com/mag/issue2.5/once.html
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Anderson, Janna Quitney