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Friday, 18. July 2003
Browser Wars: The Sequel
robertmc
15:56h
To my thinking, the internet is the browser. This past week's transfer of the Mozilla/Netscape assets from AOL to Mozilla.org with the resulting layoffs and funding issues seems newsworthy. This article in Wired is must-reading: "Browser Wars II: The Saga Continues" by Peter-Paul Koch. The wild card is the investment of $300,000 by Mitch Kapor, which, when added to the $1 million a year for two years promised by AOL, might fund a "lean and mean" team. Favorites: "How will the artists get paid?" * Geocoding Content, Caught Mapping, Revenge of Geography * MacWizards Music vs. RIAA * Joe Bob Briggs * Dan Bricklin * Bob Frankston * Larry Lessig * Breaking Microsoft Reader * Endian 1,2,3 * Worldwide Institute of Software Architects * about.com * howstuffworks.com * Janis Ian * GPS Tracker * New Yorker cartoon * David Coursey/Time * More ...
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