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Tech HistoryDeep Dive July 12, 2026 8 min read

Netscape the Company: From Mosaic Communications to AOL and Mozilla

How Netscape commercialized the browser, lost distribution to Microsoft, opened its code, joined AOL, and left Mozilla behind.

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Tech HistoryNews July 11, 2026 4 min read

AOL Announces It Will Buy Netscape for $4.2 Billion

How AOL's 1998 all-stock Netscape agreement combined a portal, enterprise software, talent, and browser leverage—not one simple Microsoft counterattack.

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