Gates: Huge software advances coming next decade

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates is convinced that the next 10 years will see an acceleration of advancements in software and computing, relaying that message during a Northern Virginia Technology Council breakfast in Washington to a crowd of about 1,100. He made some predictions on the shape of things to come, saying that television will soon be synonymous with the Internet, giving rise to personalized news and commercials. He noted that, "Television will be an utterly different thing." Also, software delivered as a service over the Internet, or Software as a Service (SaaS) will proliferate, according to Gates. In schools, software will be used increasingly to stimulate actual experiments. In all, Gates believes that the rapid advancements in the tech arena will continue. Despite the current concerns on the state of the U.S. economy, he is "very optimistic" on the future of the industry.

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