Yes, I'm the original commenter. I was talking about the browser. Actually, my point had very little to do with Netscape itself. I was merely pointing out that

Yes, I'm the original commenter. I was talking about the browser. Actually, my point had very little to do with Netscape itself. I was merely pointing out that an analogous situation has happened before, and ultimately, the browser market (can we call it a market) didn't turn out to be that monopolistic distopia. On the contrary, from the consumer point of view, many browsers are easily available for free. What's to say that it won't be the case with the online maps and GPS systems? Maybe it's my fault, I expressed myself awkwardly. Or maybe it's the fact that you'll always find some pedantic know-it-all on the web to accuse you of implying a certain position or harnessing some theories by "reinventing history".