John Doe wrote:
David Maynard wrote:
John Doe wrote:
David Maynard nospam private.net wrote:
John Doe wrote:
Mxsmanic mxsmanic gmail.com wrote:
John Doe writes:
The real reason it remains the dominant operating system, as
has been explained many times before, is because of network
effects and a positive feedback loop.
If that is the real reason, then it cannot be a result of
anything that Microsoft has done.
All Microsoft had to do was sell Windows and allow pirates to
steal it.
ROTFLOL
Just a troll.
Which, even if true, doesn't alter the fact that your post was one
of the most hilarious things I've seen in a long time,
Or maybe it's the hard drugs you are using.
Now you've descended into witless name calling, not that it was all that
grand a descent from where you started.
Message-ID: 11mm0ukht2piv15 corp.supernews.com
David Maynard wrote:
"The Netscape matter is interesting because they began by giving
their browser away..."
David Maynard conveniently forgets his own writing less than 24
hours old.
Didn't forget a thing, pal.
Obviously you did.
Obviously not.
Assuming David Maynard's claim is true (is anything he says fact
and not just agreement with his personal opinion?) about
Netscape giving Navigator away is true, it is no different than
allowing pirates to steal Windows and later putting the squeeze
on us (think Windows Product Activation WPA).
Microsoft never did such a thing. Netscape did.
How's that for a 'difference', eh?
I think you have it backwards.
Then you'd be wrong.
Netscape began giving navigator away
after Microsoft began pushing navigator out of the market.
That's when they returned to giving it away.
Netscape began life as Mosaic Communications Corp in April 1994 and took on
the name Netscape in November of the same year.
Read and weep
http://www.jwz.org/gruntle/newsrelease1.html
"Netscape, Available Now,
Builds On Tradition of Freeware for the Net
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (October 13, 1994) -- Mosaic Communications
Corporation today announced that it is offering its newly introduced
Netscape network navigator free to users via the Internet.
..
..
..
"Making Netscape freely available to Internet users is Mosaic
Communications' way of contributing to the explosive growth of innovative
information applications on global networks," said Andreessen, vice
president of technology at Mosaic Communications.
"
That loss
was approximately 17% of Netscape's income.
After they wiped out the competition and acquired a dominate position, yes.