比尔·盖茨以《塑造互联网时代》为题在2000年12月发表文章。第一,他认为人们的预见能力是有限的。他说“25年前,人们认为发展‘个人计算机’的想法是荒谬的,更不会有人想到会世界联网,成为全球文化。可是到了今天,任何一个企业、政府或个人,都不得不把它作为关注的头等大事。”第二,他对互联网现阶段作出评价。他说:“现在因特网的发展只相当福特当年生产T型汽车的历史阶段,等于 Bill Gates published an article in December 2000 titled ”Shaping the Internet Age.“ First, he believes people’s predictive ability is limited. He said: ”25 years ago, people thought that the idea of ​​developing“ personal computers ”was absurd, and no one thought of connecting the world to a global culture, but today, any enterprise, government or individual has to put It is a matter of paramount importance. “Second, he commented on the current phase of the Internet. He said: ”Now the development of the Internet is only Ford’s current stage of the production of T-car history, equal to