Microsoft cannibalizes the heart of Netscape in billion dollar patent deal April 9, 2012 by admin Tweet Microsoft and AOL linked up in a billion dollar patent sale that will give Microsoft ownership of the patents for Netscape. Microsoft not only killed the browser, but it now owns its soul. Read more… Neowin Related Posts:A quick look back at the launch of Netscape…Microsoft has signed deal with CoreWeave for AI…UK competition regulator greenlights Amazon's…UK regulator puts up big hurdle in…The billion-dollar Google Chrome Incognito mode…