I actually have a big issue when the news runs stories like this to begin with. They would do the same btw if Woz said it or any other well known person. Sure the fact they can tag on 'father of the web' gives a strong pull but that is part of the problem. His thoughts on this aren't any more important than thousands of others that nobody has ever heard of. This is a total 'news as entertainment' story. And this has nothing to do with whether I agree or disagree with what he is saying. I just don't like prominence given solely based on some prior achievement which quite frankly has no bearing on what he is saying today.
I agree that his opinion should have no bearing on the way that the modern WWW is run - but considering he invented the platform I think his opinion is interesting and well worth hearing when it didn't turn out the way he originally envisaged.
> when it didn't turn out the way he originally envisaged
Sure but who cares if that is the case? And he didn't imagine and invent the modern web nor did he even popularize it or put much effort into making it what is is today.
By his statements I take it that he is jealous that he feels that he has not played a bigger role in what happened after his 'invention' (which was based on a great deal of work prior to his involvement). Many of us used the arpanet in the 70's not to mention the US Government's involvement. Honestly (and nobody will agree I am sure) if there was no conflict with Russia the Internet would not exist (most likely).
And I am not seeing what he had a vision for any more than solving some simple issue he saw which was:
> Instead, it was hard work, the experience of working in computer science and an attempt to overcome the frustrations of trying to share information with colleagues and students
That is not the web today or even close to it and for that matter it wasn't the web even in 2000 or 1998.
