01412nam a2200169Ia 4500 230520s9999 xx 000 0 und d 9780812931433 0812931432 eng HD9696.2.U63 .C354 1999 Ferguson, Charles H. High Stakes, No Prisoners : A Winner's Tale of Greed and Glory in the Internet Wars / Charles H. Ferguson New York : Times Business, 1999 viii, 392 p. ; 25 cm. Starting the company -- The internet awakens as the giants sleep, 1990-94; the invention of the Web and Mosaic, Netscape's first browser, Vermeer gets a strategy, and much, much more -- First-round funding -- Vermeer, Fall 1994-Summer 1995; making a beautiful machine and preparing it for war -- The industry, January-August 1995; Netscape lights its roman candle, Bill Gates wakes up, and AOL rolls with the punch -- Wins and losses; or, no more Mr. Nice Guy -- Wins and losses, continued; or, things get really complicated -- The making of a deal -- Speaking ill of the dead; a strategic analysis of Netscape's failure and the future of internet software -- The Microsoft question -- The future, and some large questions. Computer industry -- California -- Santa Clara County.High technology industries -- California -- Santa Clara County. Entrepreneurship -- United States -- Case studies. 0 0 0 0 GETS GETS GEN 2023-05-20 0 HD9696.2.U63 .C354 1999 00030372 2023-05-20 00:00:00 2023-05-20 BK 43429 43429