Microsoft Explorer for Windows 3.1 -- a subjective evaluati

[Brian Kelly]

> Date:          Tue, 23 Jan 1996 16:52:26 -0800
> Reply-to:      drewwe at snymorva.cs.snymor.edu
> From:          "Wilfred (Bill) Drew" <drewwe at snymorva.cs.snymor.edu>
> To:            Multiple recipients of list <web4lib at library.berkeley.edu>
> Subject:       Microsoft Explorer for Windows 3.1 -- a subjective evaluation

> I just downloaded Microsoft Internet Explorer.  Don't waste your time. It 
> is a real dog especially when compared to Netscpae 2.0.  Explorer is also 
> a beta release but has very few features when compared to Netscape.
> 
> I admire Microsoft but wonder why they don't license Netscape and develop 
> add-ons instead of trying to re-invent the wheel.  

Hi Bill,
    It was interesting to read your comments about Microsoft's 
Internet Explorer.  I have written a brief review of the software 
for the Ariadne online library journal which is available at the URL:

http://ukoln.bath.ac.uk/ariadne/issue1/brian/intro.html

The review includes some screen images of the software.

I agree that Netscape is probably better today.  However given 
Microsoft's control of the desktop and their announcements of 
new Internet tools (such as the Internet Studio authoring tools)
I think the position might be very different in a year's time.

My 2p's worth.

Brian Kelly
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