15-predictions-bill-gates-made-1999-are-now-part-our-everyday-lives-2561634

In the book, Gates predicted: "Automated price comparison services will be developed, allowing people to see prices across multiple websites, making it effortless to find the cheapest product for all industries." Those "small devices" are now smartphones, tablets and smartwatches, which allow users to check the weather, news, stock prices and book appointments. This is now true, since people can pay their bills online, check their bank accounts through apps and can communicate with doctors through web portals, or book appointments with the ZocDoc app. Assistants like Apple's Siri, Amazon's Alexa, Microsoft's Cortana and Google Assistant alert people about events on their calendar, orders items online for them and reminds them about their groceries.