lsanger@nupedia.com writes:

Yep, I agree with all that. It would have been 100% better to present it as a project and go to great lengths to de-emphasize it as a product.

Definitely the best plan. I wince every time I see people speak of it as a "Britannia killer". Eventually, maybe, but lets not forget that the linux kernel (the metaphor du jour) took about 7-8 years to make a dent on server space, and still needs maybe another 3 or 4 for decent desktop share.