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So, when Microsoft execs were talking about choking Netscape and 'cutting off their air supply', they meant by making a better browser, you're saying?
by code_duck 14y ago
So, when Microsoft execs were talking about choking Netscape and 'cutting off their air supply', they meant by making a better browser, you're saying?
- yuhong 14y agoYea, remember that it also affected Opera too.
- mgkimsal 14y agoThe air supply was a reference to revenue stream, iirc. Early on Netscape charged for their browser, and also charged for other products around it (NS Server, etc). I think even by the time they got to giving away the browser for free, it was seen as a bit of a 'gateway' product to other paid NS products. Those were threats to MS as well (or were perceived to potentially be).