The road ahead, includes companion interactive cd-rom

Hardcover edition, includes Companion Interactive CD-ROM, 286 pages. Microsoft Chairman and CEO Bill Gates lays out his vision of an interconnected world built around the Internet. Based on the premise that life will be transformed by the convergence of inexpensive computing and inexpensive communications, Gates draws from his experience at the center of the personal computer revolution to give insights on the growth, evolution and impact of technology.