Browser wars

So are you marketing this more at novice users? I think that everyone from novice users to experienced PC users with a PC at home already, but they want to be able to give their kids computers. They'll want to have a computer in their guest room. The NC is as much a communication device as a computation device, so think of it as a television with its own telecommunications. You won't have one in the house; you'll have several. They'll be very low cost, very easy to use, and it can help you in several ways.

What do you think of the browser wars that are going on right now?
I think that it's very hard to compete with free. Microsoft is offering their browser for free. They have thousands and thousands of programmers, compared to Netscape's hundreds and hundreds of programmers. I think Microsoft's tactics are questionable, but as long as Microsoft keeps on giving away their technology for nothing, Netscape's going to have a hard time competing.

What about the content deals?
You mean the Wall Street Journal deal? That's even worse. Microsoft isn't just giving their stuff away for free; they are paying people to use their stuff, so it's going to be very difficult for Netscape to compete, and I think Netscape's got every right to complain to the government. What if Microsoft gave everyone a dollar or 10 dollars for using their browser? It's really dicey for Netscape.

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