Well it was bound to happen eventually. Netscape Navigator, the pioneer web browser is taking its final bow as AOL will no longer be providing the browser after February 1, 2008. Of course I highly doubt that most of you readers are actually using the Netscape browser anymore, and you're most likely using either FireFox or IE. Of course it still is kinda of weird seeing a long standing browser brand coming to an end. There will still be older version but it seems that the Netscape team is suggesting current users make a leap to Firefox, which I'm pretty sure quite a bit of us here have come to love. Well here's to the long run Netscape and may its final days be remembered.
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Name: Regan Rajan
Comment: Wow, finally the light will fade out!
I used Netscape as my first browser back in 1998 then IE then FireFox and now Opera.
Opera really rocks in term of features that are so handy for me. But still the free version is lack of security. I am not PC beginner user to be scared of security issue but I am daring enough to use Opera in all websites.
IE is quite stupid as it won't block background downloads. Firefox is very smart to block background downloads. Opera is pretty smart to alert you that there are website attempting to download something in background that the user can cancel and the AntiVirus will immediately block the application. Having Avast + Opera = No Security Worries.
Opera ROCKS! Try the latest opera with mouse gesture and speed dial. Superb feature that other browsers do not have.
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Posted: 2008-01-25 10:58:44
Name: dellantre
Comment: I'm using netscape since 1998. that time there's no streamyx. i'm just using dial-up. very slow, but netscape is the best. i love the light house. argh.. so sad..
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Posted: 2008-01-21 12:51:21
Name: Den
Comment: It could be just rumors. Only AOL said it will no longer financially support the further development of Netscape. Mozilla will continue Netscape coz Netscape-AOL that created Mozilla in the first place. Netscape 10 already announced long before the the dismissal news.
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Posted: 2008-01-21 01:10:07
Name: Den
Comment: It could be just rumors. Only AOL said it will no longer financially support the further development of Netscape. Mozilla will continue Netscape coz Netscape-AOL that created Mozilla in the first place. Netscape 10 already announced long before the the dismissal news.
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Posted: 2008-01-21 01:05:35
Name: Irwan
Comment: So long Netscape!
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Posted: 2008-01-16 14:31:29
Name: beLIEve
Comment: I just installed Netscape 9 with the Communicator 4 skin a couple of weeks before they announced its demise.
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Posted: 2008-01-13 01:09:19
Name: jasonlok
Comment: oh man~~~ i'm still remember that Netscape was my first internet browser that are better than IE....
after that was Opera then now is Firefox...
very pity that seeing one of the good web browser shut off....
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Posted: 2008-01-12 17:26:08
Name: Ahmad
Comment: very sad, been using netscape since day 1 till now
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Posted: 2008-01-07 16:50:59
Name: zuLiaN
Comment: i've used it once..but now i'm prefer to using firefox..IE now is like heavy to load..
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Posted: 2008-01-07 16:34:59
Name: Fazli
Comment: still remember the light house icon flashing light.netscape is my first browser back then..saddd... ;( good luck in future
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Posted: 2008-01-07 11:08:11
Name: Den
Comment: Netscape is with Mozilla now. So it seems. All features and plugins are similar to Firefox. Its using the name Navigator 9, not all dead really and soon going to be Navigator 10 just like Firefox with version 3
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Posted: 2008-01-06 10:00:38
Name: benjamin lee
Comment: ummm
i used it once in 1992...
then went to opera...
now firefox all the way
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Posted: 2008-01-05 00:16:49
Name: Calvin
Comment: My first foray into the wide web of the world is on Netscape. Although i have since switched to firefox, still sad to see one of the pioneer of www go kaput.
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Posted: 2008-01-03 08:38:14
Name: oldtimer
Comment: I remember using it in 1995 when it came installed in my brand new Acer!
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Posted: 2008-01-03 08:34:13
Name: JC
Comment: Oh, really....
Its accompany me during the time when i was in college. But then now i have switch to Firefox.
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Posted: 2008-01-02 16:33:48
Name: Steve
Comment: Someone ought to tell Jaring. The way things stand at the moment their Self Care web site will only work with Netscape. They have server side scripting that refuses to work with anything other than IE or Netscape, and IE refuses to access most of the important parts of the site because all of their certificates expired in 2005. I had to download & install Netscape just yesterday so that I could top up my Wireless Flyte account.
very sad, been using netscape since day 1 till now
