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Re:Google has another secret browser accessible by a link by batch12 on Friday February 02, 2024 @07:21PM (#39236332)
If I remember correctly, these were href images used to recommend a specific browser for the best experience.
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Re:Google has another secret browser accessible by a link by gattilorenz on Saturday February 03, 2024 @08:54AM (#39240343)
Indeed. They were small images (https://old.reddit.com/r/nostalgia/comments/iv8hgg/the_netsc...) at the bottom of webpages linking you to netscape.com/microsoft.com so you could download the browser “recommended” (or targeted) by the page creator. These icons were usually a standard size (88x31 px?).

Wikipedia explains the context in whoch these were born a bit more: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_wars

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