Microsoft’s tactics included aggressively promoting its Internet Explorer browser and entering into exclusive distribution deals, forcing Netscape to abandon less efficient distribution methods. The document also states that Microsoft’s free licensing of Internet Explorer has put significant financial pressure on Netscape and hindered its ability to innovate and invest in the browser.
The article considered the possibility that AOL, which had acquired Netscape, would revive Navigator’s usage share, but suggested that this would not pose a significant threat to Microsoft. Even if AOL switches to Navigator after January 1, 2001, Microsoft’s influence on web-centric standards will prevent Navigator from becoming the dominant platform.
As a result, Microsoft has been successful in delaying the development of cross-platform, web-centric applications that might challenge its dominance, but it is unlikely to completely eliminate non-Microsoft web browsing software from the market.
Source: Ferra
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