Bill Gates made these 15 predictions in 1999 — and it's scary how accurate he was

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No. 1: Price-comparison sites.
Gates' prediction: "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."

No. 2: Mobile devices.
Gates' prediction: "People will carry around small devices that allow them to constantly stay in touch and do electronic business from wherever they are. They will be able to check the news, see flights they have booked, get information from financial markets, and do just about anything else on these devices."

No. 3: Instant payments and financing online, and better healthcare through the web.
Gates' prediction: "People will pay their bills, take care of their finances, and communicate with their doctors over the internet."

No. 4: Personal assistants and the internet of things.
Gates' prediction: "'Personal companions' will be developed. They will connect and sync all your devices in a smart way, whether they are at home or in the office, and allow them to exchange data. The device will check your email or notifications, and present the information that you need. When you go to the store, you can tell it what recipes you want to prepare, and it will generate a list of ingredients that you need to pick up. It will inform all the devices that you use of your purchases and schedule, allowing them to automatically adjust to what you're doing."

No. 5: Online home-monitoring.
Gates' prediction: "Constant video feeds of your house will become common, which inform you when somebody visits while you are not home."

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