On Wed, Jan 26, 2000 at 09:28:14AM -0500, Twomey_Mark at emc.com mentioned:
> I don't recall it that way. I do recall however them wanting
> $50 for a boxed version of Navigator 3 and Microsoft launching IE 3
> (Mosaic++) for free at a press event.
> To the best of my memory IE was free first, but then all human memory is
> fallible.
You can buy a boxed version of all browsers. Netscape was free always,
and even before there was a netscape, the Netscape developers were working
on Mosaic, which was also free.
Now, had Netscape always given away their browsers, but had previously
patented the concept of clicking on a link[1], they we'ed be in trouble.
Kate
[1] Microsoft have patented the concept of embedding a button on a web
page, to start an application. They tryed to enforce it, and were told to
go shite. Lucky, huh ?
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