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In article <MPG.d62d9fad...@news.axion.bt.co.uk>,
Rich....@dial.pipex.com (Rich James) wrote:

> In article <5cbsfm$7...@sue.cc.uregina.ca>, smi...@hercules.cs.uregina.ca 
> says...
> > If Microsoft ends up winning the browser war, it's because Netscape 
> > couldn't play the game as well as it thought it could.
> 
> Beg to disagree...
> Netscape is a company that's brought the browser into the age of having 
> useful utilities, and added components.  It's always sold it's browser, 
> and played by the rules of the market sector.
> Microsoft, however has the advantage in that it 'dumps' it's explorer 
> product with new OS such as win '95 and NT4, which has them come along 
> with the install CD.
> It also charges nothing, as it can underwrite the cost of development 
> against it's other business interests.  Netscape, being a business based 
> around it's browser is not so capable of throwing the market rulebook 
> away.

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> Rich James
> 
> The thoughts above are entirely my own, and do not in any way reflect the 
> opinions of my employers.


  Netscape is also available to educational institutions (including all
students) and other (nonprofit?) institutions, free of charge. It is also
available to the public, for free, but only for 30 days. I imagine that
many download a fresh copy every 30 days if it expires.

  That's not to say that I like M$'s business practices...:)

Morbius

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