Microsoft’s plans for the Microsoft Network, which have leaked out in recent weeks, have alarmed executives at other online services who fear the company will gain a huge advantage by providing built-in access to its service for the millions of users of its new Windows 95 operating system, expected to be launched in mid-1995.
Predictor: Gates, Bill
Prediction, in context:A Houston Chronicle article about Bill Gates’ speech at the 16th fall meeting of the computer trade show Comdex, held Nov. 14, 1994 in Las Vegas, says: ”Microsoft’s plans for the Microsoft Network, which have leaked out in recent weeks, have alarmed executives at other online services who fear the company will gain a huge advantage by providing built-in access to its service for the millions of users of its new Windows 95 operating system, expected to be launched in mid-1995.”
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: November 14, 1994
Topic of prediction: Information Infrastructure
Subtopic: Internet Service Providers
Name of publication: Houston Chronicle
Title, headline, chapter name: Microsoft’s Own Online Service Near; Comdex Hears Gates’ Predictions
Quote Type: Paraphrase
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/document?_m=46ad460e5eaef32129341d7823b94bad
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