A Winner's Tale of Greed and Glory in the Internet Wars Ferguson, Charles H. creator text xx New York Times Business 1999 9999 monographic und eng

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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. Charles H. Ferguson Computer industry -- California -- Santa Clara County.High technology industries -- California -- Santa Clara County. Entrepreneurship -- United States -- Case studies HD9696.2.U63 .C354 1999 9780812931433 0812931432 230520