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Marc Andreessen on Building Netscape & the Birth of the Browser
The Ben & Marc Show
The Unexpected Evolution of the Internet
Initially, the internet was not seen as a commercial opportunity but rather for scientific research. Until 1994, the prevailing belief was that the internet would never be a business or profitable industry. Major tech companies, including Bill Gates, did not take the internet seriously and focused on developing proprietary networks like the information superhighway. AOL, a consumer version of BBS, only connected with the internet in 1993, transforming its subscribers into internet users.
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