In the beginning, I think we’ll see many of the new consumer applications available on public kiosks.
Predictor: Gates, Bill
Prediction, in context:In a 1993 article for Red Herring magazine, Anthony B. Perkins interviews Microsoft CEO Bill Gates at the European Technology Roundtable Exposition. Gates says: ”In the beginning, I think we’ll see many of the new consumer applications available on public kiosks. Today’s cash machine will become an information network terminal which provides public access to multiple services. That’s how this new industry segment will be bootstrapped. In the end, I think that these applications will be plugged into your home. Traditional channels will be replaced by menus of topics and services displayed on your screen.”
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: January 1, 1993
Topic of prediction: Information Infrastructure
Subtopic: Internet Appliances
Name of publication: Red Herring
Title, headline, chapter name: Bill Gates: An American Gladiator in the Digital Arena
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.redherring.com/mag/issue05/
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Anderson, Janna Quitney