The Road Ahead - Softcover

Gates, Bill

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140243518 ISBN 13: 9780140243512

Publisher: Penguin, 1996

Synopsis

Bill Gates, the chairman, chief executive officer and cofounder of the Microsoft corporation, is the principal architect of the "information super-highway" that will shape the future. It will affect everyone as well as businesses of every type in ways more pervasive than people recognise. In this book Bill Gates explains the "information super-highway", what it is, what it isn't, how individuals and institutions can prepare for it, and how these emerging technologies will transform human existence in unprecedented ways.

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Review:

Love him or loathe him, Mr Microsoft is certainly an influential voice in the modern business world and The Road Ahead is definitely an important addition to any business library. Gates's description of the beginnings of the information age, while somewhat over-emphasizing his own contributions and downplaying those of his competitors, is nonetheless as clear and enlightening as any in print today. Likewise, his view of the digital future--from hardware to software and education to entertainment--should be read and studied by all who use technology in their business today or plan to use it on the road ahead.

About the Author:

Bill Gates is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft Corporation.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0140243518
• ISBN 13: 9780140243512
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352