Is there really potential?
Web Evangelism
The Growth
The Last 10 Plus Years
1
Just consider...
1995 – The Web was just fun for a few computer enthusiasts
Over
2007
Users1 Billion
• `May 29, 2007 ...
1,128,926,954 Users
Num
ber
per
100
peop
le
P. Computers Internet Users
World Penetration Rates...
http://ucatlas.ucsc.edu/communication/digitaldivide.phphttp://www.internetworldstats.com/blog.htm
USAGE BY WORLD REGIONAsia
EuropeN. AmericaL. America
AfricaMiddle East
Australia0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450
Millions of Users
The Americas
232,655,278
31,982,809
77,948,800
TOTAL
342,616,896
USERS
REGIONAL PENETRATION RATES
E. AsiaPacific
0102030405060708090
100
PCs
per
100 P
eople
Europec. Asia
L.A. & theCaribbean
M. EastN. Africa
NorthAmerica
SouthAsia
S. SaharanAfrica
Here isthe need andthe potential
The Economics
CheaperHardware &Software
2
Just consider...1985
1.8 GHtzHD 80 GB
HD W. ScreenWireles
$430.00
200725 MHz HD 20 MBSVGADial-Up
$3,000.00
$
How do they compare?
?
INTERNET CONNECTION
ISDN$250.00 /Mth
DSL$14.00 /Mth
1980s 2007
One laptop per childhttp://laptop.org
$100.00 LAPTOP PROJECT
The Technology
Smaller... Faster... Better...
3
Can you believe it?Moore’s Law: Every eighteen months , processing power
doubles while cost holds constant
Moore’s Law:
Gordon Moore
Larry DownesChunka Mui
How about this one?“The computer in your
cellular phone has more power than all the computers
used during World War II combined”
Larry DownesChunka Mui
This chip can store a 100-page document, needs no battery, and communicates wirelessly with a
special receiving device
This is fantastic!!!
Michelle Kassier, USA Today (7/17/2006)
A GALAXY OF CONNECTIONSShuffle
Cell Phone iPod
PDA
AppleTV
Bluetooth
Is there potential?Technology is
• Growing fast
• Getting better
• Becoming more available
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