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Marc Andreessen is best known for his work as a creator of the Netscape web browser.
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The two companies launched the "browser wars" in the mid-1990s, constantly introducing new versions to woo consumers.
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When America Online (AOL) purchased Netscape in 1999, Andreessen, who had often criticized AOL for being technically backward, accepted a job as chief technology officer. He moved across country to the Washington, D.C. area, where he bought a 7,000-square-foot home to share with his three bulldogs. However, after only a few months, Andreessen resigned his position and became a part-time strategic adviser to the company, spending the balance of his time working with other start-up companies.In October 1999, Andreessen announced the formation of Loudcloud Inc., a company that provides high-performance computing and software services to Internet and e-commerce companies. In addition to his post as chairman of Loudcloud, Andreessen has recently joined the board of directors of the Internet start-up ventures CollabNet, MobShop, CacheFlow, and Octopus.com.
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