Building an AI Economy That Includes Everyone
“What we’re seeing is that accessibility-driven design often solves a broader problem. It’s not charity. It’s engineering.”
- Published on November 29, 2022
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Javascript, SSL, Mozilla: The Legacy Netscape Left Behind for Developers
Netscape had a very powerful competitor, Microsoft, which launched Internet Explorer in August 1995 and thus began the browser war. In 1998, AOL acquired Netscape but disbanded it in 2003
- By Pritam Bordoloi
In 1994, a press release read: “Netscape Communications Corporation today announced that it is offering its newly introduced Netscape(TM) network navigator free to users via the Internet.” That was when Netscape released its first commercial browser for free. Netscape was probably one of the most important companies of its time and if you had access to a computer and the web in the early 90s, chances are you were using a Netscape browser.
However, the company failed to live up to expectations and despite a stellar IPO, failed to compete with the likes of Microsoft. Netscape ended up disbanded, but it did leave a legacy behind.
The Netscape era
When the world wide web was opened to the public in 1991, it changed the world. Netscape became the first company to capitalise o
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Pritam Bordoloi
I have a keen interest in creative writing and artificial intelligence. As a journalist, I deep dive into the world of technology and analyse how it’s restructuring business models and reshaping society.
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