Actually, Microsoft isn't going to produce any more *stand alone* browsers;
they still intend to produce "improved" versions of Internet Explorer, but
they will be incorporated into future releases of the Windows O/S rather
than released stand-alone.
There really is not much more that can be done on web browsers without any
new HTML or other standards coming out any time soon. Perhaps the XML
rendering engines can be improved but other than that there's no other place
to really improve except for streamlining the code. They're hitting the
same kind of creative roadblock with Office (the only significant
improvement in version 2003, due out later this year, is access control,
along with a jazzier user interface).
SWB
----- Original Message -----
From: "bpreece1" <bpreece1@tampabay.rr.com>
To: <slug@nks.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 12:00 AM
Subject: Re: [SLUG] Fw: End nears for Netscape browser
> 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:
> >
> > -= BEGIN forwarded message =-
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> >
> > -= END forwarded message =-
> >
> >
>
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