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Bill Gates's The Road Ahead, 15 Years Later

Posted by kdawson on Friday May 21, 2010 @05:10AM from the answer-unclear-try-again dept.

smooth wombat writes "It's been 15 years since Bill Gates wrote his book The Road Ahead, in which he talks about how technology would shape the future. In the intervening years, technology has changed many aspects of our lives for better and worse. So how did Bill do on his predictions? The Atlantic takes a look at the hits and misses of some of his prognostications. Overall, it appears Bill let optimism guide his thoughts, except when it came to the Internet — his biggest miss of all."

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Re:To Acknowledge One's Mistake Is One Thing by oddTodd123 · 2010-05-21 06:13 · Score: 0, Redundant

Think about it: most people, if paid as much as a Fortune 500 CEO, would retire after one year.
The personality and attitude that are required to become a Fortune 500 CEO are the reason they keep working and seeking more wealth. Similarly, most lottery winners squander their winnings in a few years. (Source) Basically, people who would retire after one year will never put themselves in the position to be paid as much as a Fortune 500 CEO.