Universality has been the key enabler of innovation on the Web and will continue to be so in the future.
Tim Berners-LeeOne of the things I like about the computer that I use is that I can write a program on it or I can download a program on to it and run it. That's kind of important to me, and that's also kind of important to the whole future of the internet... obviously a closed platform is a serious brake on innovation.
Tim Berners-LeeForming of a web of information nodes rather than a hierarchical tree or an ordered list is the basic concept behind HyperText.
Tim Berners-LeeThe web is more a social creation than a technical one. I designed it for a social effect - to help people work together - and not as a technical toy. The ultimate goal of the Web is to support and improve our weblike existence in the world. We clump into families, associations, and companies. We develop trust across the miles and distrust around the corner.
Tim Berners-Lee