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CNET News: Microsoft Getting Nervous About Firefox?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 10, 2004

“Has Firefox reignited the browser war? CNET News.com has
incontrovertible evidence that Microsoft is once again on war
footing.

“The proof? After years of neglecting Internet Explorer, killing
its standalone version and satisfying reporters’ requests for
interviews with terse, prepared statements, Microsoft
representatives on Monday took the unusual step of placing an
unsolicited call to News.com in anticipation of the Firefox 1.0
release…”

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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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