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But then why did they buy Netscape?

• jpalomaki 8y ago
  Probably for the user base. IIRC Netscape switched from focusing on software to providing portal on the web. The browser became a tool for getting people to their start page.
  • fallous 8y ago
    Yep. Remember also that sites were paying browser makers to include their site as either the default homepage or included in the list of bookmarks.