Comments on: Gates On The Browser Wars: Netscape Knocked Itself Out http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/03/21/browsers_aadbigfibd_ca/ Spam, Security, Privacy, Spyware, Phishing & Viruses from the Front Lines. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:44:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: mick4394 http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/03/21/browsers_aadbigfibd_ca/#comment-592 Thu, 30 Mar 2006 08:36:48 +0000 http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/03/21/browsers_aadbigfibd_ca/#comment-592 Historically, there have been three ways Microsoft has dealt with problems like Firefox.<br> <br> 1. Spend them into the ground.<br> 2. Buy the competition.<br> 3. Copy the competition.<br> <br> The open source beast they currently face is invincible to these attacks. You simply cannot buy or outspend this type of competition. Copying the competition is out of the question, as opening up the code would basically open up Windows.<br> <br> Given these circumstances, there is only one solution to this problem. Microsoft needs to make us think we need something that we don't need. How do you do that?<br> <br> Hypnosis. Historically, there have been three ways Microsoft has dealt with problems like Firefox.

1. Spend them into the ground.
2. Buy the competition.
3. Copy the competition.

The open source beast they currently face is invincible to these attacks. You simply cannot buy or outspend this type of competition. Copying the competition is out of the question, as opening up the code would basically open up Windows.

Given these circumstances, there is only one solution to this problem. Microsoft needs to make us think we need something that we don’t need. How do you do that?

Hypnosis.

]]> by: squint http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/03/21/browsers_aadbigfibd_ca/#comment-591 Tue, 21 Mar 2006 19:35:16 +0000 http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/03/21/browsers_aadbigfibd_ca/#comment-591 All Microsoft provided was the sucker punch. All Microsoft provided was the sucker punch.

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