Mr Eich in the comments responding to someone accusing them of screwing up Javascript and selling out: "But at the time, mostly we felt the need to move very q

Mr Eich in the comments responding to someone accusing them of screwing up Javascript and selling out: "But at the time, mostly we felt the need to move very quickly, not to make money but because we knew Microsoft was coming after us. Microsoft low-balled Netscape in late '94, and the Jims (Clark and Barksdale) told them to pound sand. After that, we felt the monster truck riding up on our little Yugo's rear bumper, month by month. "If you appreciate this and it is accurate, consider that JavaScript (please, not "JScript") saved you from VBScript."