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To: Dwight E. Karlsen who wrote (19185)	5/17/1998 5:15:00 PM
From: Keith Hankin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24154

Netscape simply didn't look far enough into the future. It doesn't seem to me that you know what you're talking about. If you did, then please tell me what you think Netscape's vision of the future has been that you seem to think is myopic.

To: Dwight E. Karlsen who wrote (19185)	5/17/1998 5:58:00 PM
From: nommedeguerre	Respond to of 24154

Dwight, >>The browser performs a utilitarian function -- and as such was destined to be a part of the operating system, and rightly so. All software performs utilitarian functions yet I do not see Word97 coming free with Windows. Besides, if a browser is a utility than why is it integrated into the OS? Utilities reside as applications. >>Netscape simply didn't look far enough into the future. I personally think that while Netscape founders may have been whiz kids, they simply underestimated the wide variety of pitfalls can be when operating a business in a free market. Started by whiz-kids but are they still working the business model? They seem to still be making money and of the two browsers concerned only one was marketed commercially, the other was tied to an existing product. There never was any capitalism involved in the browser-wars. Cheers, Norm