A browser is a program that allows you to view text and images on the Web. Currently, the two most popular browsers are Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer. As the Internet has become more popular among consumers, the fight for dominance between these two companies has heated up. This battle for market share is popularly known as the Browser Wars.







 

"The real battle is for control of the desktop. Both companies want their browsers to be the first thing people see when they turn on their computers and to be their guide to all applications."

Julia Angwin, "New Browsers Have Big Ambitions", SF Chronicle, April 8, 1997