Netscape Browser Rises From the Dead

zerodamage · Apr 18, 2004, 06:07 AM

"The Netscape Web browser may not be dead after all. After being written off by industry observers last year, the Netscape Internet software package will be updated by America Online, and could be released as early as next month. The update appears part to be a broader effort by AOL to revitalize the Netscape brand it acquired in a $4.2 billion deal in 1998."

Full Article: PCWorld

Necrosis · Apr 18, 2004, 06:21 AM

Woah..um I thought they sold this off and let the entire staff go that was working on it?

Matth · Apr 18, 2004, 04:24 PM

Netscape Navigator ended up as the AOL-Branded version of Mozilla.

The 1.7 branch of Mozilla has now been cut, and it will be the new "stable" and the root of Fire(insert name here) version 1.0 - the standalone browser.

Sounds like they may bring in a little branding, customizing (and probably spoiling) - but with the development in the "Mozilla foundation".

Distroyed · Apr 19, 2004, 09:39 AM

Nutscrape...returns?

Apr 18, 2004, 06:07 AM	#1
zerodamage HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 3,478 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Netscape Browser Rises From the Dead "The Netscape Web browser may not be dead after all. After being written off by industry observers last year, the Netscape Internet software package will be updated by America Online, and could be released as early as next month. The update appears part to be a broader effort by AOL to revitalize the Netscape brand it acquired in a $4.2 billion deal in 1998." Full Article: PCWorld

Apr 18, 2004, 06:21 AM	#2
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 129 System Specs	Woah..um I thought they sold this off and let the entire staff go that was working on it?

Apr 18, 2004, 04:24 PM	#3
Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,410 Rep Power: 91 System Specs	Netscape Navigator ended up as the AOL-Branded version of Mozilla. The 1.7 branch of Mozilla has now been cut, and it will be the new "stable" and the root of Fire(insert name here) version 1.0 - the standalone browser. Sounds like they may bring in a little branding, customizing (and probably spoiling) - but with the development in the "Mozilla foundation".

Apr 19, 2004, 09:39 AM	#4
Distroyed DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 170 Rep Power: 0	Nutscrape...returns?