suggest you read David Bank's Breaking Windows [amazon.com]. It has a lot of great information about the browser wars and what really happened, as apposed to the popular myths and misinformation proffered on Slashdot.
I will follow your advice and not read that book, considering the fact that a post on slashdot is recommending me to read it, and, like you said, slashdot has nothing but myths and misinformation. Right?