Hmm, I worked at a large company in 1995 as a web dev, and they were paying a license fee "per copy" of Netscape Navigator. I distinctly remember this, because

Hmm, I worked at a large company in 1995 as a web dev, and they were paying a license fee "per copy" of Netscape Navigator. I distinctly remember this, because we had 10,000 licenses. But we did get phone support with that, and I talked to Netscape's help desk a few times with various issues I faced as a developer. Commercial users were paying for Netscape in 1995. It was only free for personal use. Even articles from 1996 mention the cost of Netscape as $49. [1] So at least part of the reason IE displaced Netscape was that it was free for enterprises. And Netscape was not, until it was too late. [1] https://www.fastcompany.com/27743/nothing-netscape https://www.fastcompany.com/27743/nothing-netscape