It is conceivable that within a few years everyone will have measurements registered electronically so it will be easy to find out how well a ready-made item will fit, or to place a custom order. If you give friends and relatives access to this information, they will find it a lot easier to buy for you.
Predictor: Gates, Bill
Prediction, in context:In his 1995 book “The Road Ahead,” Microsoft CEO Bill Gates writes: ÒIt is conceivable that within a few years everyone will have measurements registered electronically so it will be easy to find out how well a ready-made item will fit, or to place a custom order. If you give friends and relatives access to this information, they will find it a lot easier to buy for you.Ó
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, 1995
Topic of prediction: Economic structures
Subtopic: Shopping
Name of publication: The Road Ahead (book)
Title, headline, chapter name: Chapter 8: Friction-Free Capitalism
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
Page 167
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Guarino, Jennifer Anne