Posted by cwdjrxyz on 12/30/07 05:26

Yesterday I read, in the New York Times, that AOL, the present owner
of Netscape browsers, will no longer support Netscape with updates
including security ones. The last few versions of Netscape browsers
have been using a Firefox browser with many extras such as the old
Netscape browsers had. AOL is suggesting that those using Netscape
browsers now use Firefox. For those who still want a lot of extras, I
suggest SeaMonkey, which is based on Firefox. One can continue using a
Netscape browser, but lacking updates, the practical end is near. The
end of Netscape comes as no surprise, as nearly all of the browser
user statistics I have seen show that Netscape browsers have been
decreasing greatly for several years and now make up under 1 % of
browsers used.

There are still a few very dedicated Netscape users out there. A year
or so ago I found a site for download of Netscape browsers back to
some of the most early ones.

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