The best things on the net, as in life, are free. That's especially apparent to those of us milking the cow that Microsoft and Netscape are fighting over. The cow, in this case, is the browser--that vaunted piece of software that allows one to navigate the Web. Control the browser and you get to influence the experience of anyone using it. That's why Netscape and Microsoft have been competing so strenuously for your patronage. And that's why we're getting some of the most exciting and useful tools ever created, for absolutely nothing. If only carmakers behaved this way.
On Monday,...