In each case, debates raged until we reached consensus or a clear majority opinion. In a handful of cases, the selections were familiar. In most cases, however, newcomers held sway. Part of the reason for this is that as the Mac market has evolved, so have Macworld's awards. We've omitted categories where no single product could be chosen confidently as truly superior.
Several awards reflect new realities in Mac computing.
And we chose Farallon Computing's AirDock infrared transceiver, which ushers in an age of simple wireless networking. We offer congratulations to the winners and to the finalists, whose excellent products represent many of the reasons why the Macintosh continues to be a great computer and a technology leader. Navigator, Netscape Communications Rarely does a single product, in the course of a single year, swamp its competition, change the trajectory of an entire industry, and capture the imagination of millions. Netscape Navigator has done that and more. Now Apple has made 3-D objects a reality on screen, and the pending slew of products for both professional modelers and home gamers shows just how broad this technology's reach will be.