@roeme :
Let me add just a few more words...
Netscape was indeed THE browser in the early days of Internet. But that was until Microsoft decided to include Internet Explorer in all PCs running Windows. After that, it was a slow death for Netscape, which has now a share of under 1% among Internet users woldwide.
I also had great hopes that this new version could bring something new, but it's indeed a rebadged Firefox.
@roeme :
Yes, I know a little bit about Internet history.
But I also tried this new Netscape Navigator. And, apart from a diffrerent skin, it looks and behaves just like Firefox.
It is based on the same (Mozilla) Gekko engine, just like Firefox, and even the Firefox extensions may be added to Navigator.
And, as you know, Netscape (the company) is now part of AOL and has nothing (or almost nothing) to do with the original Netscape. I used Netscape 4 in my venerable iMac G3, back in the days of Mac OS 9, and it was a great browser. Then came Netscape 6 and... it was a disapointment.
Just try this new Navigator, as I did, and I believe you'll agree with me. This is Firefox in disguise.
Abut Navigator itself... I tried it (as I wrote), but I could not find any advantage over Firefox. (But that's just my personal taste.)
And I prefer the look and feel of Camino, also based on the same Gekko angine, but with a real Mac interface. (But this just another personal taste.)
Believe me that I have apreciated your post. Internet is something with a history already and it's good that sometimes we go back in time and remember how this all began.
(And please read this with a smile on your face. That's how I wrote it.)
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@roeme :
Let me add just a few more words...
Netscape was indeed THE browser in the early days of Internet. But that was until Microsoft decided to include Internet Explorer in all PCs running Windows. After that, it was a slow death for Netscape, which has now a share of under 1% among Internet users woldwide.
I also had great hopes that this new version could bring something new, but it's indeed a rebadged Firefox.
@roeme :
Yes, I know a little bit about Internet history.
But I also tried this new Netscape Navigator. And, apart from a diffrerent skin, it looks and behaves just like Firefox.
It is based on the same (Mozilla) Gekko engine, just like Firefox, and even the Firefox extensions may be added to Navigator.
And, as you know, Netscape (the company) is now part of AOL and has nothing (or almost nothing) to do with the original Netscape. I used Netscape 4 in my venerable iMac G3, back in the days of Mac OS 9, and it was a great browser. Then came Netscape 6 and... it was a disapointment.
Just try this new Navigator, as I did, and I believe you'll agree with me. This is Firefox in disguise.
Abut Navigator itself... I tried it (as I wrote), but I could not find any advantage over Firefox. (But that's just my personal taste.)
And I prefer the look and feel of Camino, also based on the same Gekko angine, but with a real Mac interface. (But this just another personal taste.)
Believe me that I have apreciated your post. Internet is something with a history already and it's good that sometimes we go back in time and remember how this all began.
(And please read this with a smile on your face. That's how I wrote it.)
Firefox in disguise?