DOJ will push Google to sell off Chrome

Re:DOJ will push Google to sell off Chrome by scarface_74 on Tuesday November 19, 2024 @03:04PM (#42187518)

There was never a time that you as individual couldn’t use an ftp client back in the day and download a free version of Netscape.

So who would buy “Chrome” when they can get Chromium for free and fork it?

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Re:DOJ will push Google to sell off Chrome by redblacktree on Tuesday November 19, 2024 @03:12PM (#42187598)

I am confused by this comment too. I don't recall ever being asked to pay for Netscape. (not that I would have, at 12ish)

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Re:DOJ will push Google to sell off Chrome by throwaway888889 on Wednesday November 20, 2024 @02:13AM (#42191460)

I remember it was originally paid for (i vaguely remember seeing an ad in a pc mag) but by 1996 I got it for free

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Re:DOJ will push Google to sell off Chrome by gbeeson on Wednesday November 20, 2024 @11:28AM (#42195529)

I clearly remember it being boxed and on a shelf along side Internet Explorer for like $40 at CompUSA. Nearly an entire isle for browsers.

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Re:DOJ will push Google to sell off Chrome by scarface_74 on Wednesday November 20, 2024 @06:29PM (#42199252)

Yes, that was for people who didn’t know how to connect to Netscape’s official FTP server and download it directly

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Re:DOJ will push Google to sell off Chrome by scsh on Wednesday November 20, 2024 @12:56PM (#42196507)

It was never required to pay for it. As was common with software back then, the free download was a fully featured "evaluation" version denoted by an "N" appended to the version number. That didn't last long though and it just stayed free.

There was a "Gold" version they sold at retail for some time that had a WYSIWYG editor in it, until they made it standard as part of the Communicator suite.

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