A revolution in communications – the ability to find people with common interests, and share common tools and common interfaces … will drive PC usage to a new level, particularly in the home.
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:”What we have is a revolution in communications – the ability to find people with common interests, and share common tools and common interfaces. And for Microsoft the beauty of this revolution is that it will drive PC usage to a new level, particularly in the home. This is truly an exciting time to be in the business.”
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