[The Netscape-Java union will] invert the entire world of software in a way that may permanently displace Microsoft from the center of the sphere.
Predictor: Gilder, George
Prediction, in context:In a 1995 article in Wired magazine, Anthony B. Perkins writes about Internet synergy between Sun Microsytems and Netscape, quoting Bill Joy of Sun. Perkins writes:”Tying Netscape to Java does ensure Netscape a central role in carrying the Net forward to its next important stage. And in the process, as economist and Net watcher George Gilder predicts, the Netscape-Java union will ‘invert the entire world of software in a way that may permanently displace Microsoft from the center of the sphere.'”
Biography:George Gilder was a pioneer the formulation of the theory of supply-side economics. In his major book “Microcosm” (1989), he explored the quantum roots of the new electronic technologies. His book “Life After Television,” published by W.W. Norton (1992), is a prophecy of computers and telecommunications displacing the broadcast-TV empire. He followed it with another classic, “Telecosm.” (Futurist/Consultant.)
Date of prediction: November 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information
Subtopic: General
Name of publication: Wired
Title, headline, chapter name: Netscape? Wake Up and Smell the Java
Quote Type: Partial quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive//3.11/money.html
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Edwards, Elizabeth