By the end of the decade, a significant percentage of documents, even in offices, won’t even be fully printable on paper. They will be like a movie or a song is today. You will be able to print a two-dimensional view of its content, but it will be like reading a musical score instead of experiencing an audio recording.
Predictor: Gates, Bill
Prediction, in context:In his 1995 book “The Road Ahead,” Microsoft CEO Bill Gates writes: ”By the end of the decade, a significant percentage of documents, even in offices, won’t even be fully printable on paper. They will be like a movie or a song is today. You will be able to print a two-dimensional view of its content, but it will be like reading a musical score instead of experiencing an audio recording.”
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: Publishing
Name of publication: The Road Ahead (book)
Title, headline, chapter name: Chapter 6: The Content Revolution
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
Page 114
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