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He was definitely an important step in getting to this point. The WWW is what made the internet mainstream. That and ICQ.
by themstheones 13y ago
He was definitely an important step in getting to this point. The WWW is what made the internet mainstream. That and ICQ.
- silvestrov 13y agoIf he hadn't taken that step, somebody else would a bit later. Even Microsoft tried to do their thing.
- DougWebb 13y agoMicrosoft tried to compete with Novell Netware, which was strictly focused on internal corporate network services. it was only much later that Bill Gates noticed the internet and WWW. But if the WWW hadn't existed, most likely MS would have followed the path of AOL and CompuServe, creating a walled garden for subscribers-only. It's unlikely that any corporation would have created the open web like TBL did.