Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Download - Episode 1 - Browser Wars

Based on "Browser Wars," Episode 1 of the series Download: The True Story of the Internet, answer the following questions:
  1. Prior to the mass use of the Internet by the general population, who principally used the Internet and for what purpose?
  2. What was the first WYSIWYG web browser? Made by whom?
  3. Why was Netscape perceived as a threat by Microsoft?
  4. Describe the meeting between the developers of Netscape and Microsoft. How did Microsoft go about bringing down Netscape?
  5. Why was an anti-trust lawsuit brought against Microsoft?
  6. What were the long term effects of the anti-trust lawsuit against Microsoft?
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  1. Billy MitchellDecember 9, 2009 at 2:06 PM

    1. Geeks and research
    2. Mosaic, by Netscape
    3.It could take over.
    4.Like the Spanish Inquisition. They didn't want competition.
    5.Because Microsoft was doing illegal things.
    6.Bill Gates became a philanthropic person, Microsoft was severely weakened.

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  2. UnknownDecember 9, 2009 at 5:09 PM

    nerds were the ones that originally used the internet, and they used it for research.
    The first WYSIWIG web browser was Mosaic by Netscape
    because microsoft preceved netscape as a threat to their compeny
    it was almost like the meeting in the godfather microsofts all like i'll give ya 1 million and you give me your compeny.
    Microsoft was doing illegal activitys
    Microsoft as a compeny was severly weakend
    cody

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  3. squirrel947December 9, 2009 at 9:30 PM

    1. Origionally, the internet was only used by tech geeks to share information and programming.
    2. The first WYSIWYG browser was Mosaic, made by Netscape.
    Why was Netscape perceived as a threat by Microsoft?
    3. Microsoft thought Netscape was a threat because people were using it to do things that could only be done previously through paying Microsoft.
    4. When the two companies met, Microsoft told Netscape that they could take 1 million dollars to give them all their code, or they could take them down, without giving them any money at all. When they refused, Microsoft threatened computer companies to force them to use Microsoft over Netscape, and flooded the market with browser after browser.
    5. The anti-trust lawsuit was brought against Microsoft because they were attempting to control every aspect of the computer industry.
    6. In the end, the lawsuit forced a chip into the Microsoft Empire, but was ultimately allowed to continue.

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  4. squirrel947December 9, 2009 at 9:30 PM

    I CAN POST ANYTHING I WANT TO!!!!!!!

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