The story of how the internet took over the world begins in University Of Illinois by students who were fascinated by the invention of the internet. In 1993, these students were fascinated by the World Wide Web. Back then, the web was very different. The Internet was only for nerds. There wasn’t anything ordinary people could do on it. A computer science student from University of Illinois named Marc Andreessen imagined a future where people would use the web as a part of our daily life. He and his colleagues worked on making the web easier and more intuitive to use adding images, videos and audio capabilities.
In the fall of 1993, the Illinois geek posted mosaics online and made it a freely downloadable gift to humanity. Jim Clark, a wealthy businessman, contacted Andreessen once he graduated from college working in Silicon Valley. They plotted how to turn mosaics into the bases of business ventures. They wanted their company to spread as Microsoft or other big companies. Bill Gates, cofounder and CEO of Microsoft didn’t grasp the insight that Mosaic would change the world. However, a group of young and ambitious kids were about to threaten his own Microsoft network. Mosaic and Microsoft regarded each other as competitors and this started a war between them.
In the summer of 1994, Jim Clark and his young web browser pioneer launched the fastest growing software company in the world. Bill Gates offered to work with Netscape together and even offered to buy it. But Netscape didn’t accept this order. Gates made a smart move that he sent out a memo to all Microsoft employees titled the internet tidal wave. This move made Microsoft declare themselves as the winner of the Browser Wars.