IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ____________________________________ ) NETSCAPE COMMUNICATIONS ) CORPORATION, ) 466 Ellis Street ) Mountain View, California, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) MICROSOFT CORPORATION, ) One Microsoft Way ) Redmond, Washington, ) ) Defendant. ) ) ____________________________________ ) Civil Action No. _____ JURY TRIAL DEMANDED (Per Local Civil Rule 40.5, Related to Civil Action Nos. 98-1232 and 98-1233) COMPLAINT This action follows
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software product, but sell distribution, branding, and after-sale service. This is what (for example) Red Hat does. 2. Loss Leader: In this model, you give away open-source as a loss-leader and market positioner for closed software. This is what Netscape is doing. 3. Widget Frosting: In this model, a hardware company (for which software is a necessary adjunct but strictly a cost rather than profit center) goes open-source in order to get better drivers and interface tools cheaper. Silicon Graphics
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* Question I * Why has Netscape been successful to date? What is its strategy? How risky is its current competitive situation? * * Answer I * Success reasons; * •First Movers advantage; * • Introduced “click-and-point” browser * • Introduced the concept of “Web Surfing” * •Worked on both sides of the market; * Browser for Clients, E-commerce application and service for companies * •Working in growing industry * * Strategy; * •Give
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Stuck on a Microsoft® Office 2010 project? Need a Microsoft Office 2010 skills refresher? Compass can show you the way. What Is Compass? Compass is a searchable database of multimedia tools designed to teach the 50 most essential skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint. Available on your PC or mobile phone, Compass is an online, at-your-fingertips resource for tech savvy students who need help and answers right away. Where Do I Find Compass? www.myitlab.com/compass How to
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The Launching of Mozilla Firefox- A Case Study in Community-Led Marketingi Sandeep Krishnamurthy Associate Professor of E-Commerce and Marketing Business Administration Program University of Washington, Bothell Box 358533, 18115 Campus Way NE, Room UW1-233 Bothell, WA 98011-8246 Phone: (425) 352 5229 Fax: (425) 352 5277 E-mail: sandeep@u.washington.edu URL: http://faculty.washington.edu/sandeep Version 1.0 January 27, 2005 Usage Policy 1This is an early draft of the paper. I expect to revise
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Harvard Business School 9-800-050 Rev. September 30, 1999 Double Dealmaking in the Browser Wars (A) For months, the upstart Netscape Communications Corporation had battled the Microsoft Corporation over which browser the accounting giant KPMG would select for its internal use. On June 2, 1997, Netscape CEO Jim Barksdale finally heard the gratifying words that capped the see-saw dealmaking process: “You've re-won the business,” said Roger Siboni, Deputy Chairman of KPMG. “And I'd like to extend
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do not have a computer with a modem at home, you can use one at school, work, or the local library. Computers that provide web access have even sprung up in local malls. You may have the option of a text based system or a graphic browser such as Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer. Once you are connected to the Internet, you should use a search engine to locate information on your topic. The most important thing you can do to conduct a successful search is to compose exact searches
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Friedman describes in “The World is Flat” there are three eras of globalization and ten flatteners which made the world smaller, making it easier to communicate and share our knowledge. This paper deals with the flattener number 2 i.e.; “When the NetScape went Public” and associated developments after 2003 till date. Background Thomas Lauren Friedman is an American journalist, columnist and author and has won the Pulitzer Prize three times. In his famous book “The World is Flat” he identifies three
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or if you throw an error message. Error Handling function handleError(keyPressEvent) { var enteredKey; if (navigator.appName == "Microsoft Internet Explorer") enteredKey = keyPressEvent.keyCode; else if (navigator.appName == "Netscape") enteredKey = keyPressEvent.charCode; var enteredChar = String.fromCharCode(enteredKey); var allowChar = true; try { if ( isNaN(enteredChar)) { throw "You did not enter a numeric value."; allowChar = false; } } catch( error) { window
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The successful intuition of Andersen lied on the fact that Netscape could reach a high degree of success (make money tomorrow) only if its software was known and used by the public. Thus, Andreessen was committed to distribute of software for free, as well as to a heavy invest in R&D. This strategy generated initial negative cash flows and clearly it was not sustainable in the long run. In order to become highly successful, Netscape had to be able to find the means to continue the invests in R&D
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