the internet tidal wavenew

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1、To:ExecutiveStaffanddirectReportsFrom:BillGatesDate:May26,1995TheInternetTidalWaveOurvisionforthelast20yearscanbesummarizedinasuccinctway.Wesawthatexponentialimprovementsincomputercapabilitieswouldmakegreatsoftwarequitevaluable.Ourresponsewastobuildanorganizationtodeliverthebestsoftwarepro

2、ducts.Inthenext20yearstheimprovementincomputerpowerwillbeoutpacedbytheexponentialimprovementsincommunicationsnetworks.Thecombinationoftheseelementswillhaveafundamentalimpactonwork,learningandplay.Greatsoftwareproductswillbecrucialtodeliveringthebenefitsoftheseadvances.Boththevarietyandvolu

3、meofthesoftwarewillincrease.Mostusersofcommunicationshavenotyetseenthepriceofcommunicationscomedownsignificantly.Cableandphonenetworksarestilldepreciatingnetworksbuiltwitholdtechnology.Universalservicemonopoliesandothergovernmentinvolvementaroundtheworldhavekeptcommunicationscostshigh.Priv

4、atenetworksandtheInternetwhicharebuiltusingstateoftheartequipmenthavebeentheprimarybeneficiariesoftheimprovedcommunicationstechnology.ThePCisjustnowstartingtocreateadditionaldemandthatwilldriveanewwaveofinvestment.AcombinationofexpandedaccesstotheInternet,ISDN,newbroadbandnetworksjustified

5、byvideobasedapplicationsandinterconnectionsbetweeneachofthesewillbringlowcostcommunicationtomostbusinessesandhomeswithinthenextdecade.TheInternetisattheforefrontofallofthisanddevelopmentsontheInternetoverthenextseveralyearswillsetthecourseofourindustryforalongtimetocome.Perhapsyouhavealrea

6、dyseenmemosfrommeorothershereabouttheimportanceoftheInternet.Ihavegonethroughseveralstagesofincreasingmyviewsofitsimportance.NowIassigntheInternetthehighestlevelofimportance.InthismemoIwanttomakeclearthatourfocusontheInternetiscrucialtoeverypartofourbusiness.TheInternetisthemostimportantsi

7、ngledevelopmenttocomealongsincetheIBMPCwasintroducedin1981.Itisevenmoreimportantthanthearrivalofthegraphicaluserinterface(GUI).ThePCanalogyisaptformanyreasons.ThePCwasn’tperfect.AspectsofthePCwerearbitraryorevenpoor.HoweveraphenomenagrewuparoundtheIBMPCthatmad