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Macintosh: Netscape

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Netscape was the first widely adopted Web browser and arguably the biggest influence on the Internet as we know it today. Born out of the NCSA Mosaic project Netscape version 1 was released in December 1994 and quickly gained up to 80% market share until Microsoft belatedly woke up to the potential of the Internet. In 1995 Microsoft started it's anti-competitive practices and 'the browser wars' by bundling Internet Explorer 3, a 'middleware' application, with Windows 95 and thus leveraging it's Windows monopoly by giving away a competitor to Netscape for free.

Optimized for the key things you do on the Web - browsing, searching, communicating, shopping, downloading files, and playing music. It also gives you more control to customize your online experience, and features that let you express your personality on the Web. Netscape 7 delivers enhanced performance and stability with a fine-tuned Netscape Gecko browser engine that speeds the most common online activities.

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