Bill Gates Speaks: Comdex 99
At Comdex 99 in Las Vegas Bill Gates spoke at length about an Internet world accessibility any time, any where, and with any device. XML a further development of HTML language will enable wide, personal access.
Expansion of complicated web sites will be enhanced by improved software development, all produced by Microsoft Windows Two Thousand.
Universal accessibility will enable intra operability of various software applications, home appliances, and business programmes. All will remember your personal preferences enabling you, with a push of a button, to fetch only things that interest you. The device you use to access the Internet will be "smart" enough to remember your preferences, will monitor the sites that are of interest to you alone, and update your personal "Web Companion" on a regular basis. Microsoft envisions everyone having a small hand device with screen, accessing everything on the Internet through the television set or any other personal web access device you own.
In the near future home based computers will have easy access to high speed Internet service. The higher speed will provide the home with digital music, digital phone, digital video, and even digital books! The home PC may well become a personal server containing your favourite digital music, e-mail program, favourite TV program and web sites.
The new web companion is a small device that is already pre- configured with the windows operating system, only requiring its owner, to plug the machine into an electric socket and the nearest phone line for an immediate Internet connection.
The new Windows 2000 operating system appears to be geared towards the business user who, has used windows NT as their operating system. Windows 2000 operating system enables greater remote control for the business server and wider application to control web site outages and break downs. Using the windows 2000 as your operating system will enable you to access Office Two Thousand directly on line. There will be no need to install Office Two Thousand on your system as your can go on line whenever you wish to use the up dated software. By next year, depending on your operating system software, you will be able to get real time technical help: all you need do is to call tech support, describe the problem, and they will access your desktop directly from their location. With your permission, tech support will directly work on your computer at home or in the office, well you stand by and watch.
Bill Gates predicts, over the next year, the sixty four bit operating systems will become commonplace, and ongoing problem of hardware and software upgrades will be over, by utilising a "software solutions" program.The next generation cell phones will contain small screens and be capable of receiving digital Internet service. Bill Gates final prediction; Microsoft is developing a full set of web development tools that are easy to use but can develop complex sites.