Re:FrontPage 98: Elegant and Exquisite (1997)
by dep_b on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @08:09AM
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> Netscape never charged users. Perhaps you’re thinking of Opera.
No Netscape would officially cost you US$49 until 1998.
Re:FrontPage 98: Elegant and Exquisite (1997)
by icedchai on Thursday September 13, 2018 @03:43PM
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"Officially", Netscape had a "free trial" for 90 days. In reality, I personally don't know one person who actually paid. Some companies did buy corporate licenses.
Re:FrontPage 98: Elegant and Exquisite (1997)
by BillyBreen on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @07:05PM
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Wow, I had no recollection of that. My mistake.
Re:FrontPage 98: Elegant and Exquisite (1997)
by rustcharm on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @03:58PM
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Here's an article stating that Netscape charged $49. It was in PC Magazine October 22, 1996
https://books.google.com/books?id=sjA_WJ82CSsC&lpg=PA102&dq=...
@dang can you edit/delete the parent comment? No need to spread lies here!
The reasons IE won over Netscape are many, but bundling with dominant OS and embracing/extending standards such that sites only worked in IE was a big part of it. Heck, there was a whole antitrust case about just that.