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"Bill Gates - whose vision of the personal computer propelled Microsoft into one of the world's leading companies - astonished the business community in 1996 by abruptly reinventing his entire company around the Internet. In this fully revised and updated edition of his bestseller, The Road Ahead, Gates explains why the Internet is revolutionizing not just Microsoft but everything else too - and at a faster pace than even he had anticipated. Gates describes the implications for everybody of a world connected by interactive computer networks, and addresses our most pressing questions."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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Many have referred to the Internet as the information superhighway; Gates is not one of them. He sees it more as a gravel road, a primitive precursor of the information superhighway. The Road Ahead describes a possible road map for this highway. Although no one knows what the future holds, Gates has a more qualified perspective than most. He draws from his experiences at the center of the personal computer (PC) revolution to give the reader valuable insights as to how the Internet could evolve, what impact technology will have, and what roles companies and the government should and should not play. Present technological capabilities are discussed, but Gates is careful to use a common vernacular. The book is written for the nontechnical reader; many practical examples make it easy to understand. This is not Gates's autobiography, yet some of the earlier chapters explain the role Microsoft played in the development of PCs as we know them today. The companion CD-ROM contains the entire text of the book, complete with hypertext links, as well as brief video clips explaining how the information superhighway might affect future homes and businesses. A web browser is also included. A must for undergraduate libraries. All levels. W. M. Baer Brigham Young University