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Let's Have Fun -- Now! RE: IF IT'S BORING, BUY IN

Sent:11/18/96; 4:44:57 PM
From: wagner@eunet.si (W.G.Wagner)

DaveNet email wrote:

> Then the web happened. At first Microsoft barely noticed. Why? I > believe it was because they were totally focused on Windows 95. Heads > down, focused inward, not looking for new stuff, convinced that the > world was theirs. The rest of the online industry was focused there > too. Everybody was asleep while Netscape got on its feet, gained a > sizable following, became a financial juggernaut. >

Hi Dave,

An interesting anecdote to emphasize the above statement. The 1995 edition of Microsoft Encarta contains not even one reference to the word "Internet", let alone any description of it.

Cheers,

William

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