Netscape

includes Netscape Navigator

4 statements across 4 episodes · 0 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Nov 2, 2020 by Benedict Evans · said 22 times in 15 episodes since 2020 · across every show →

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Nov 2, 2020 neutral
Assertion Supported
Evans: Only 100 million PCs existed globally when Netscape launched
“There were only maybe a hundred million PCs on earth when Netscape launched.”
Benedict Evans Nov 2, 2020 ▶ 2:36 How do you destroy a tech monopoly?
Nov 9, 2020
Assertion Partly supported
Evans: Smartphone adoption grew from 100M PCs in 1994 to over 5B users
“When the internet, when Netscape started in 1994, there were like a hundred million PCs on earth. And now something over five billion people have a smartphone.”
Benedict Evans Nov 9, 2020 ▶ 1:27 Is content moderation a dead end?
Dec 22, 2020 neutral
Assertion Partly supported
1994 PC Base Was 100M vs. 4.5B Smartphones Today
“Even when Netscape launched there in 94, there were like 75 to a hundred million PCs on earth, like on the whole planet. And now it's four and a half billion smartphones.”
Benedict Evans Dec 22, 2020 ▶ 14:01 What comes next?
Jan 24, 2021
Assertion Partly supported
Evans: In 1994, only 25 million consumer PCs existed globally
“When Netscape launched in 1994, there were less than a hundred million PCs on us. And probably three quarters of them were in company. So there were like twenty-five million consumer PCs on the planet.”
Benedict Evans Jan 24, 2021 ▶ 6:03 Why do we care about games?
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