Linux.com: The Twisted Pair: Netscape and Linux | Linux Today

Linux.com: The Twisted Pair: Netscape and Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 3, 1999

Thanks to Marc Gallagher
for this link.

“It’s world domination fast. Linux is poised to decimate the
software industry in one instant master stroke. Right? Wrong. In
this piece, I’m going to examine how this attitude in part lead to
the downfall of a software company that is familiar to all of us.
They were young, they were hip, they were the new darlings of the
press, and some of them got rich along the way. Yup, they were
quite a sensation… they even revolutionized the Internet. Where
are they now?
Oh, they were recently acquired by America
Online. Ouch.

“Yes, I am referring to Netscape Communications.”

Complete
story
.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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