"There are three parts to the Web. One is the client, the second is the pipes, and the third is the servers.
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On the client side, there's the browser software. In the sense of making money, it doesn't look like anybody is going to win on the browser software side, because it's going to be free.
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And then there's the typical hardware. It's possible that some people could come out with some very interesting Web terminals and sell some hardware.
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But with Web server software, no one company has more than a single-digit market share yet. Netscape sells hardly any, because you can get free public-domain software and it's very good. Some people say that it's even better than what you can buy."
I'm not an apple fan, nor a Steve Jobs fan, but this prediction changed a lot of our preceptions about the internet and what computing means.
Whether this vision shaped the internet and computing or it was truly prophetic, I don't know. But still, really interesting to think about how our visions might turn into.
I'd guess that it was his vision that made this happen, because he was wrong about browsers. The browser makers who see/saw potential for income generation came out on top of the browser market.
"There are three parts to the Web. One is the client, the second is the pipes, and the third is the servers.
...
On the client side, there's the browser software. In the sense of making money, it doesn't look like anybody is going to win on the browser software side, because it's going to be free.
...
And then there's the typical hardware. It's possible that some people could come out with some very interesting Web terminals and sell some hardware.
...
But with Web server software, no one company has more than a single-digit market share yet. Netscape sells hardly any, because you can get free public-domain software and it's very good. Some people say that it's even better than what you can buy."
I'm not an apple fan, nor a Steve Jobs fan, but this prediction changed a lot of our preceptions about the internet and what computing means.
Whether this vision shaped the internet and computing or it was truly prophetic, I don't know. But still, really interesting to think about how our visions might turn into.