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3. (Ch 1.3) Netscape's IPO As The Big Bang
Internet History Podcast
English - February 20, 2014 19:46 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsSociety & Culture History tech interview mac iphone ipad apple david floyd katie design Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Summary:
Netscape launches and is a smashing success. Jim Barksdale officially comes on as CEO. Netscape fights off legal threats from the NCSA and the University of Illinois. Despite it’s young age and lack of profits, Netscape files to go public in THE historic IPO of the era. Flush with cash, flush with fame, Netscape girds for battle with a new foe: Microsoft.
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