[sir john]

We are getting reports that Netscape will slowly be shutting down from February 2008. Has anybody any news on this happening.

I do not use the program but I know lots do.

 

[Woodfighter]

Don't know about it shutting down? Just use Firefox, it is basically the same thing.

 

[Iceshark]

Yes its true John. Calif based AOL anounced it last Friday. They will no longer support and Netscape platforms starting next year. You can still use them but the support and updates will cease.

I am sadened as a old time Netscape user. I grew up in Mountain View CA about 2 miles from there old company HQ. I loved using Netscape up to about version 4 and then finally moved over to IE and Mozilla. Nothing against them but AOL bought them and did not know what to do with them. Plus I hate AOL.

Netscape=Rest in piece clap:

 

[Chuck S]

Firefox is all I use. I had forgotten about netscape :mrgreen:

 

[Iceshark]

Firefox is all I use. I had forgotten about netscape :mrgreen:

Never tried it. Is it free?

 

[Chuck S]

Firefox is all I use. I had forgotten about netscape :mrgreen:

Never tried it. Is it free?

Yup. just download it Ice. It is way better than IE ever will be.

 

[MAD.CAM.AL]

I'm sure most people who downloaded IE7 know what Firefox is. :mrgreen:

 

[Dr Hook]

You know when you download Firefox it gets downloaded from ftp://ftp.mozilla.netscape.com

(notice the netscape ftp server)

 

[Dr Hook]

BTW ~ Firefox rocks!

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/

 

[Chuck S]

I'm sure most people who downloaded IE7 know what Firefox is. :mrgreen:

Yep...thats why I got it :mrgreen:

IE7 Tdown:

 

[Easy Limits]

I used Netscape for years then went to Firefox. I love Firefox! I really like all the little add-ons you can add to the browser.

 

[X5fishinmachine]

Bummer!
I still use Netscapte 4.7 for my email!
Better get things sorted out and transferred over to something else!
Thanks for the heads up!

 

[Nightcrawler]

it'sa sad day. I still have some corporate suppies from when netscape sold to aol (really this is how micorshaft finally got 'em)

I have the internal corporate dvd with all the information they gave to their emplayees about their demise. I keeo it for memorabilia. in the beginnning, you had to pay for newtscape and IE was fre so that's how they got the ho9ld on the market. as usualy, microshaft contnues to practice it's monoloistic practices and forcing the little guys out. the more competetion, the more incentive to actiually make us better products. I will miss it. I spent many years teching it and for years, it really was the superior Mac software (unitl version 7, thanks aol / ms)

it's spirirt still luves on in firefox.. but RIP netscape