Word: internetted
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Gates: Yes. The new things we're planning for Windows, whether it's reading handwriting or natural language [voice recognition], those are exactly the type of things that would be blocked under the logic that says that our putting Internet support into Windows was something we should not have had the freedom...
...office suite on Manhattan's West Side. They also have Gooey, an innovative Web application that allows visitors to any website to chat with other Gooey users at the same site. Zilberman and Blachman will tell you it's a killer app, one that will turn the whole Internet into a billion-voice AOL chat room. So how much is Hypernix, their company, charging for this product...
Nothing. Like hundreds of high-tech and Internet companies, Hypernix has embraced the business of free. You name the product, and someone out there wants you to have it gratis. There are at least five companies giving away PCs, five offering Internet access, a couple promising long-distance calls at zero cents a minute, three passing out voice-mail boxes, one seeking the privilege of doing your faxing and another that wants to give you postage. You want e-mail? Pick from a dozen companies that would love to be your no-cost provider. Once you're online with your...
...content at Excite@Home. "What's valuable for businesses is not necessarily the money being directly paid but rather the consumer's attention." Most of these businesses--like Free-PC, which offers a free computer in exchange for a constant ad presence on your desktop, and NetZero, an Internet provider--are relying on advertisers and marketers to provide their income. They subscribe to the old Net mantra: Get Big Fast. Gather enough eyeballs, aggregate enough consumer-shopping habits and click-through tendencies, and sellers will pay a premium to get at your customers...
...might rightly ask: How much does all this free stuff cost? In the case of PCs, some firms, like InterSquid and PeoplePC, provide quality computers that come with multiyear contracts requiring the user to sign for dial-up Internet access at somewhat pricey rates--a deal many consumers might regret when high-speed Internet access becomes widely available. AltaVista, a free Internet service provider, runs a narrow, scrolling banner across your screen that requires you to click through--interact with the ad--every hour...