Very soon you’ll check your PC, wallet, or television set – the information appliance of your choice – for e-mail, including bills. When a bill comes in, the device will show your payment history. If you want to inquire about the bill, you will do it asynchronously – at your convenience – by sending an e-mail: “Hey how come this charge is so high?”
Predictor: Gates, Bill
Prediction, in context:In his 1995 book “The Road Ahead,” Microsoft CEO Bill Gates writes: ”Very soon you’ll check your PC, wallet, or television set – the information appliance of your choice – for e-mail, including bills. When a bill comes in, the device will show your payment history. If you want to inquire about the bill, you will do it asynchronously – at your convenience – by sending an e-mail: ‘Hey how come this charge is so high?'”
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: Communication
Subtopic: E-mail
Name of publication: The Road Ahead (book)
Title, headline, chapter name: Chapter 7: Implications for Business
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
Page 145
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