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In the early days of the Internet, Windows users had to install an application called "Trumpet Winsock" in order to use Internet apps like e-mail, FTP, WWW, rtcetc. There were competitors, but Trumpet seemed to be the most popular. Some time shortly thereafter, this all became part of Windows and Trumpet seemed to vanish. How did Microsoft acquire or replace them?

In the early days of the Internet, Windows users had to install an application called "Trumpet Winsock" in order to use Internet apps like e-mail, FTP, WWW, rtc. There were competitors, but Trumpet seemed to be the most popular. Some time shortly thereafter, this all became part of Windows and Trumpet seemed to vanish. How did Microsoft acquire or replace them?

In the early days of the Internet, Windows users had to install an application called "Trumpet Winsock" in order to use Internet apps like e-mail, FTP, WWW, etc. There were competitors, but Trumpet seemed to be the most popular. Some time shortly thereafter, this all became part of Windows and Trumpet seemed to vanish. How did Microsoft acquire or replace them?

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How did Microsoft take over Winsocks (Windows Sockets)?

In the early days of the Internet, Windows users had to install an application called "Trumpet Winsock" in order to use Internet apps like e-mail, FTP, WWW, rtc. There were competitors, but Trumpet seemed to be the most popular. Some time shortly thereafter, this all became part of Windows and Trumpet seemed to vanish. How did Microsoft acquire or replace them?