We will be able to call up live pictures from various places around the city and ask for overlays to show spaces for rent with a list of the prices and the dates they are available. Counts of crime reports, campaign contributions by area, and almost any other kind of public or potentially public information will be ours for the asking.
Predictor: Gates, Bill
Prediction, in context:In his 1995 book “The Road Ahead,” Microsoft CEO Bill Gates writes:”We will be able to call up live pictures from various places around the city and ask for overlays to show spaces for rent with a list of the prices and the dates they are available. Counts of crime reports, campaign contributions by area, and almost any other kind of public or potentially public information will be ours for the asking.”
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: Getting, Sharing Information
Subtopic: General
Name of publication: The Road Ahead (book)
Title, headline, chapter name: Chapter 10: Plugged In At Home
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
Page 224
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Guarino, Jennifer Anne