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The Browser Wars Are Back?

Posted by michael on from the can't-keep-a-good-browser-down dept.

jpkunst writes "ZDNet UK reports and PCWorld.com report that, according to Netscape founder Marc Andreessen, whose comments came during a discussion with Yahoo Chief Operating Officer Dan Rosensweig at the Web 2.0 Conference in San Francisco on Wednesday, 'the browser wars are back', thanks to the emerging popularity of products such as Apple's Safari and the open-source Firefox. Andreessen warned that 'competition could compel the company [Microsoft] to use aggressive tactics to protect its Windows operating system monopoly'."

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  1. Protecting the Monopoly by PonyHome · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, Microsoft might take some REALLY extreme tactic to protect their monopoly -- like giving their browser away for free, bundled with the operating system! Oh, wait....

    1. Re:Protecting the Monopoly by Mattintosh · · Score: 5, Funny

      That'll be a good tactic against Safari... ...

      AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

      Sorry. :)

  2. Oh goody. by psbrogna · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well it's about time- we were damn close to having actual web standards. Glad we dodged that bullet.

  3. Browsers for specific purposes: by miscellaneous_havoc · · Score: 5, Funny

    I have a purpose for just about every browser out there:

    Firefox - Everyday browsing (Duh!)
    IE - College webmail reading (ActiveX)
    Netscape - When I feel like being punished
    Opera - Searching for pr0n! (Those one-handed guestures. ;)

    Just seems to me you can appreciate them all!
    Make Love not [Browser] War.

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