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Pastimes : The New Qualcomm - write what you like thread.

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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (3093)	7/12/2001 10:39:29 PM
From: Drew Williams	Read Replies (2) of 12232

Back in the dark ages (1993-95) when I was forced to use a Macintosh at the office, I also used the then current version of Netscape's web browser, aka Navigator. I don't know whether Microsoft even made a version of Internet Explorer for the Mac at that time. Anyway, on my Windows 3.11 PC at home, I installed Netscape so what I saw there would be as similar as possible as at the office. Somwhere along the line I built a new PC and installed Windows 95, which had Internet Explorer, which I have used ever since, upgrading whenever Microsoft suggested it. I now use version 5.5 on Windows 98 SE. In my humble opinion as someone who has spent a lot of time working with PC's for twenty years (I managed a Radio Shack Computer Center for six years in the eighties) and until recently tried out all sorts of software on a regular basis, I never was able to see any reason why I should choose Netscape Navigator over Microsoft's Internet Explorer or the other way around. For me, they were functional equivalents with no significant value proposition either way. I understand the discussion about Microsoft's alleged monopolistic practices and how they harmed Netscape, but I have a lot of trouble getting too excited about it. I think the natural place for a browser is as part of the operating system. I think the same way about the RealPlayerPlus and RealJukebox icons on my taskbar. Perhaps I would feel differently had I invested in Netscape or Real Networks. For the record, I have never directly invested in any of the companies I mentioned above, although the mutual funds in my IRA and 401k have certainly owned Microsoft. In fact, right now the only equity I own is Qualcomm. (So I'm smiling today!)

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