FERNANDO CAO ZHENG: Andreessen knew he was onto something big. So he partnered with Jim Clark (founder of Silicon Graphics) to create Netscape in 1994. Microsoft had initially underestimated the internet's importance. When they finally recognized the threat, they moved aggressively. Microsoft launched Internet Explorer in August 1995.

The Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit in 1998.

The evidence was damning:

• Technical integration designed to block competitors
• Internal emails showing intent to harm competition
• Market studies proving the strategy's effectiveness pic.twitter.com/7nrWNuY2v3

— Fernando Cao Zheng (@thefernandocz) December 8, 2024