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Re:Microsoft blocks EdgeDeflector to force Windows 11 users ... by letitbeirie on Wednesday November 17, 2021 @12:24PM (#29255921)
> Netscape died because browsers became a part of the baseline operating system

It's hard to decouple the fate of Netscape from their catastrophic decision to rewrite their entire codebase from scratch:

https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/things-you-should-...

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Re:Microsoft blocks EdgeDeflector to force Windows 11 users ... by mixmastamyk on Wednesday November 17, 2021 @01:48PM (#29257169)
That was the final nail in the coffin, but they had been pushed aside before that. Hence the final "hail mary."
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