Nobody knows exactly how the information highway is going to unfold … We’re going to have to endure years of speculation and posturing by companies that may or may not bring products to market. It’s going to take a lot of cooperation between companies … No single company is going to dominate the new information highway.
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: ”Nobody knows exactly how the information highway is going to unfold. Even the most optimistic people say that it will take four to five years for the home market to develop. We’re going to have to endure years of speculation and posturing by companies that may or may not bring products to market. It’s going to take a lot of cooperation between companies. We will be partnering with chip manufacturers; the RBOCs; the consumer electronics companies for their expertise in marketing and manufacturing; and the cable companies, who will provide the bandwidth to make it all possible. And, most important, will be the content companies. Clearly, the profits generated by interactive TV will be split among many companies. No single company is going to dominate the new information highway.”
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: Role of Govt./Industry
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