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Netscape are the ones guilty in making crappy v4 of the browser - IE4, and especially 5 was much better than anything Netscape did, only many years later they got better stuff and only because volunteers forced them to work on standalone browser rather than a bunch of things that few people used.
FF users for many years now and never look back at IE. -
I used Netscape up until 3 or 4 years ago, when they released a version that had the hugest memory leak I've ever seen (that must have been v4 - thanks AtW). They were good for a while but threw it all away long ago.
Michael Lewis's book about Jim Clark is a thumping good read though, and a great way to relive the 90s.Comment
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The court case was just for show. Microsoft stalled until it didn't matter..It was a win win for them.McCoy: "Medical men are trained in logic."
Spock: "Trained? Judging from you, I would have guessed it was trial and error."Comment
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Court case had wrong vector of attack - they somehow tried to argue that bundling IE was anti-competitive whereas it was 100% Microsoft decision to do so, what WAS anti-competitive is Microsoft's threats to remove Windows license from OEMs who would bundle Netscape as well - now THAT was 100% illegal action by Microsoft and this is what prosecution should have focused on.Comment
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Netscape's foul-up is web-known and their own fault. MS ensured they are the dominant browser but Netscape were the ones who lost out to FireFox through ludicrous decisions.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostNetscape were the ones who lost out to FireFox through ludicrous decisions.
Good thing is that they funded Mozilla however - otherwise we'd be stuck with IE.Comment
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[QUOTE=thunderlizard;403412]I used Netscape up until 3 or 4 years ago, when they released a version that had the hugest memory leak I've ever seen QUOTE]
Or Windows had a secret feature ...Comment
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Originally posted by 2uk View PostOr Windows had a secret feature ...Comment
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Originally posted by AtW View PostThis is one of the biggest rubbish myths out there - secret APIs that made Microsoft stuff better.Comment
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