Re: [Sheflug] browser lockin.

[Dave Mitchell <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, Sep 15, 2002 at 09:52:30PM +0100, Barrie Bremner wrote:
> The Egg website was very slow and ropey to start with, then improved,

That's because the original site was written using MS technology,
along with copious amounts of *free* MS consultancy (it was a loss-leader
for MS).

When it ran like a dog, they threw it all away and replaced it with some
big Sun servers and assorted Netscape server software.

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