Chapter 344: Pulling the Trigger

Brad Silverberg had only stayed in Illinois for three days when he returned to Seattle.

The negotiation went smoothly, and Microsoft acquired the Mosaic browser's codebase for a negligible $2 million.

This included not only NCSA's initial results but also the underlying code updated by Spyglass itself.

Although it might not be used, having it was better than not.

As for when to launch this business, honestly, Silverberg wasn't sure himself.

While Skunkworks had a certain degree of autonomy, promoting the browser business on a large scale inevitably required Gates's approval.

The reality now was that Gates refused to invest in anything related to the internet, and they had argued about this more than once.

This was a troublesome matter, Silverberg sighed.

However, he didn't plan to give up; at least his team could quietly make some preparations.

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The Mexican coast, Cape Saint Lucas, was hailed as the ends of the earth.