Marc Andreessen - Footnote 3
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Last checked: 4/3/2026
The claim that Mosaic was responsible for a 10,000-fold increase in web users over two years is not directly supported by the source. The source does state that within a year, more than 2 million copies of Mosaic had been downloaded, implying a significant increase in users, but it doesn't quantify it as a 10,000-fold increase over two years. The claim that Netscape captured nearly 75% of browser market share is supported, but the source does not explicitly state that Netscape was sold to AOL in 1998. It was sold in December 1998.
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Note: The claim that Mosaic was responsible for a 10,000-fold increase in web users over two years is not directly supported by the source. The source does state that within a year, more than 2 million copies of Mosaic had been downloaded, implying a significant increase in users, but it doesn't quantify it as a 10,000-fold increase over two years. The claim that Netscape captured nearly 75% of browser market share is supported, but the source does not explicitly state that Netscape was sold to AOL in 1998. It was sold in December 1998.
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