Browser wars, part two.
A new browser war, reminiscent of that between Netscape and Microsoft for dominance of the web, has erupted among software firms competing to offer the browsers for “information appliances,” such as set-top boxes, handheld computers, and smart phones. Although still in their infancy, such devices a...
| Publicado en: | Economist Vol. 357; pp. 74 - 75 |
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| Formato: | Artículo |
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Economist Newspaper Limited
December 16 2000
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