Funny thing then because microsoft said it was not going to produce any more
new browsers after 6.0 so I guess now it has to be the other guys?
I guess they feel there is nothing more new they can do with browsers :)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steven Buehler" <swbuehler@yahoo.com>
To: <slug@nks.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 10:02 PM
Subject: [SLUG] Fw: End nears for Netscape browser
> Found this news:Uus-netscapeUR9gW_DlH.X@clari.net in clari.biz.front_page:
>
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> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 21:19:12 PDT
> Subject: End nears for Netscape browser
> From: C-upi@clari.net (United Press International)
> Newsgroups:
clari.tw.top,clari.tw.computers.pc.software,clari.biz.front_page,clari.tw
>
>
> MOUTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 17 (UPI) -- The end is near for
> the Netscape browser, with AOL announcing it will not produce any
> new releases.
> The BBC said Thursday many of AOL's staff members who worked
> on Netscape programming are moving to the Mozilla Foundation, which
> will now take over the browser's development.
> AOL became the owner of Netscape in 1998 when it bought the
> software company that was founded in 1994. Netscape initially
> distributed the browser without charge, as a result gaining large
> numbers of users.
> In 1995, Netscape had one of the most successful debuts ever
> on the US stock market. But by the end of 1998, the company was
> rapidly losing ground to the Microsoft Corporation's Internet
> Explorer that is included, and integrated, with Windows.
> Today, Internet Explorer commands 96 percent of the net
> browsing market.
> AOL said it will give the Mountain View, Calif.-based,
> Mozilla Foundation $2 million, as well as domain names, trademarks
> and intellectual property.
>
>
>
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