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Microsoft 1994-2000: How Bill Gates Turned a Browser War Into an Antitrust Disaster

Microsoft 1994-2000: How Bill Gates Turned a Browser War Into an Antitrust Disaster

Great Business Stories vor 2 Monaten

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This is, without doubt, one of my favourite stories ever. And
look, I'll be doing a good few episodes on Gates and Microsoft,
but why I decided to start off with this one is because it's a
fantastic standalone story. You have Bill Gates and Microsoft, in
the mid-90s at the height of their power, and then along comes
Marc Andreessen and Netscape, who develop a browser that really
launches the World Wide Web. And this is an existential threat to
Microsoft. They try to bully Netscape into a deal, but Netscape
fight back, and this sets in motion an antitrust case that brings
out Gates' arrogance, petulance and fear, and it leads to a
judgement where Microsoft is ordered to split in two. This is a
cracking story, enjoy.