The browser war is once again being waged by a half dozen or more software companies who are fighting for a bigger share of the Web browser real estate. But as alternative Web browsers become more popular, so are intrusions by hackers aimed at them. Skirmishes among Web browser companies ended in the mid-1990’s when Microsoft gained prominence by embedding its Internet Explorer application into the Windows operating system. After that, leap frog introductions of browser revisions by Microsoft and the then-developer of the Netscape browser ended.
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Browser War: Alternative Web Browsers Gaining Popularity
Posted by: Jack M. Germain August 21, 2004 01:30 AMThe browser war is once again being waged by a half dozen or more software companies who are fighting for a bigger share of the Web browser real estate. But as alternative Web browsers become more popular, so are intrusions by hackers aimed at them. Skirmishes among Web browser companies ended in the mid-1990’s when Microsoft gained prominence by embedding its Internet Explorer application into the Windows operating system. After that, leap frog introductions of browser revisions by Microsoft and the then-developer of the Netscape browser ended.