“The Internet is a tidal wave. It changes the rules. It is an incredible opportunity as well as incredible challenge.”
— Bill Gates Primary source“The Internet is the most important single development to come along since the IBM PC was introduced in 1981.”
— Bill Gates Primary source“Most important is that the Internet has bootstrapped itself as a place to publish content. It has enough users that it is benefiting from the positive feedback loop of the more users it gets, the more content it gets, and the more content it gets, the more users it gets.”
— Bill Gates Primary source“Amazingly it is easier to find information on the Web than it is to find information on the Microsoft Corporate Network.”
— Bill Gates Primary source“A new competitor ‘born’ on the Internet is Netscape. Their browser is dominant, with 70% usage share, allowing them to determine which network extensions will catch on. They are pursuing a multi-platform strategy where they move the key API into the client to commoditize the underlying operating system.”
— Bill Gates Primary sourceChallenge Technology Opportunity Urgency Netscape