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1. ericsi+3j[view] [source] 2024-06-28 22:56:04
>>kjhugh+(OP)
Based on my understanding, some of the details he gave about the Spyglass/Microsoft situation are not quite right, but I don't think it would appropriate for me to provide specific corrections.

However, since I was the Project Lead for the Spyglass browser team, there is one correction I can offer: We licensed the Mosaic code, but we never used any of it. Spyglass Mosaic was written from scratch.

In big picture terms, Marc's recollections look essentially correct, and he even shared a couple of credible-looking tidbits that I didn't know.

It was a crazy time. Netscape beat us, but I remember my boss observing that we beat everyone who didn't outspend us by a favor of five. I didn't get mega-rich or mega-famous like Marc (deservedly) did, but I learned a lot, and I remain thankful to have been involved in the story.

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2. fnordp+Kp[view] [source] 2024-06-28 23:52:58
>>ericsi+3j
I was on the early Netscape team and you guys were always cooler than us by a mile IMO. Markets aren’t always about best.
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