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August 31, 2021 by ricmac 1 comment on "1995: Apache and Microsoft IIS Shake Up the Web Server Market"

1995: Apache and Microsoft IIS Shake Up the Web Server Market

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1995 was a big year for web servers — it was when both the open source Apache and Microsoft’s IIS were launched. Apache and IIS ended up usurping their direct competitors (NCSA HTTPd and Netscape’s web servers, respectively). However, Apache was the web server that most influenced the future direction of web development.

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