Re:Robert Bork on antitrust: Google is no Microsoft
by code_duck on Sunday October 07, 2012 @02:21PM
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So, when Microsoft execs were talking about choking Netscape and 'cutting off their air supply', they meant by making a better browser, you're saying?
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Re:Robert Bork on antitrust: Google is no Microsoft
by mgkimsal on Sunday October 07, 2012 @08:23PM
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The air supply was a reference to revenue stream, iirc. Early on Netscape charged for their browser, and also charged for other products around it (NS Server, etc). I think even by the time they got to giving away the browser for free, it was seen as a bit of a 'gateway' product to other paid NS products. Those were threats to MS as well (or were perceived to potentially be).