Subj : Re: Russia's Endgame
To   : Moondog
From : MRO
Date : Wed Oct 12 2022 09:41 pm

 Re: Re: Russia's Endgame
 By: Moondog to MRO on Wed Oct 12 2022 05:57 pm

> My understanding is the earliest version of Win95 shipped without any form
> of browser, and Netscape's browser was the clear successor.  By shipping IE
> with the OS, it gave IE a clear advanrage because most basic users would use
> what the  OS shipped with.  Same applied with taking business away from the
> media player software manufacturers.  The most software publishers, it felt
> like MS crossed the line between being the OS provider and application
> provider.
> Natgeo had a good documentary a few years back about the battle btween
> Netscape and MS. plus stories of other sites that failed because their ideas
> wer ahead of their time.  A large problem was figuring how to gather
> telemetry and monetize accordingly with it.


yeah and then they had the msn network and then later they installed links on the desktop for other services. cant keep everyone happy.
netscape was also commercial. you could use mosiac for free.
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