From memory Bill Gates barely mentioned the internet in his first edition of road ahead in early 95. By late 95 the second edition entire book was revolving around the internet as if he had an epiphany.
In the original edition it was a centralized, walled garden, and was a library rather than any sort of application platform much less anything composable or with room for individuals to contribute. Min his view people were just “consumers”.
Myhrvold, Frankston and a few others must have given him a rap on the skull because the second edition was a major rewrite in an attempt to run out in front of the parade and pretend it had always been thus. He kind of got away with it: in those days he was treated in the public mind as if he was the only person on the planet who knew anything about computers.
I don't quite follow? I'd say "s/download content/access information/g", but also by "late 1995" there still wasn't "oh, the internet is an application platform", it was still "connect to the whole world, whoaaaaaa".
