“Customers need to be given control of their own data-not being tied into a certain manufacturer so that when there are problems they are always obliged to go back to them.” NeedsProblemCertainGivenCustomersDataTiedObliged Author:Tim Berners-Lee
“I don't know whether machine translation will eventually get good enough to allow us to browse people's websites in different languages so you can see how they live in different countries.” PeopleKnowsDifferentCountryEnoughLanguageMachinesGood EnoughTranslationsWebsiteDifferent CountriesDifferent Languages Author:Tim Berners-Lee
“Compared even to the development of the phone or TV, the Web developed very quickly.” TvsDevelopmentPhones Author:Tim Berners-Lee
“Everybody who runs a Web site knows we're not assured of compatibility, and we could end up with a split.” KnowsEndsRunningSplitsSiteAssuredCompatibility Author:Tim Berners-Lee
“I basically wrote the code and the specs and documentation for how the client and server talked to each other.” CodeClientsServerDocumentationSpecs Author:Tim Berners-Lee
“I have built a moat around myself, along with ways over that moat so that people can ask questions.” PeopleWayAsksBuiltMoats Author:Tim Berners-Lee
“I hope we will use the Net to cross barriers and connect cultures.” UseCultureCrossesBarriers Author:Tim Berners-Lee
“I suppose it's amazing when you think how many things people get involved in that don't work.” PeopleThinkingInvolvedGet Involved Author:Tim Berners-Lee
“It was really hard explaining the Web before people just got used to it because they didn't even have words like click and jump and page.” PeopleHardUsedPagesExplainingClicks Author:Tim Berners-Lee
“Most larger companies now see that for the market to grow, Web infrastructure must be royalty-free.” GrowsCompanyInfrastructureRoyalty Author:Tim Berners-Lee