R.I.P Netscape Web Browser - GoFuckYourself.com

PR_Sebas · 12-28-2007, 06:18 PM

... Not sure who really cares anymore, but Netscape one of the first Internet web browsers will officially stop sending out updates on Feb 1...

... I never used Netscape, always been a Firefox/IE guy myself... how bout everyone else?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071228/...e/netscape_rip

NEW YORK - Netscape Navigator, the world's first commercial Web browser and the launch pad of the Internet boom, will be pulled off life support Feb. 1 after a 13-year run.

Its current caretakers, Time Warner Inc.'s AOL, decided to kill further development and technical support to focus on growing the company as an advertising business. Netscape's usage dwindled with Microsoft Corp.'s entry into the browser business, and Netscape all but faded away following the birth of its open-source cousin, Firefox.

"While internal groups within AOL have invested a great deal of time and energy in attempting to revive Netscape Navigator, these efforts have not been successful in gaining market share from Microsoft's Internet Explorer," Netscape Director Tom Drapeau wrote in a blog entry Friday.

In recent years, Netscape has been little more than a repackaged version of the more popular Firefox, which commands about 10 percent of the Web browser market, with almost all of the rest going to Internet Explorer.

People will still be able to download and use the Netscape browser indefinitely, but AOL will stop releasing security and other updates on Feb. 1. Drapeau recommended that the small pool of Netscape users download Firefox instead.

A separate Netscape Web portal, which has had several incarnations in recent years, will continue to operate.

The World Wide Web was but a few years old when in April 1993 a team at the University of Illinois' National Center for Supercomputing Applications released Mosaic, the first Web browser to integrate images and sound with words. Before Mosaic, access to the Internet and the Web was largely limited to text, with any graphics displayed in separate windows.

Marc Andreessen and many of his university colleagues soon left to form a company tasked with commercializing the browser. The first version of Netscape came out in late 1994.

Netscape fed the gold-rush atmosphere with a landmark initial public offering of stock in August 1995. Netscape's stock carried a then-steep IPO price of $28 per share, a price that doubled on opening day to give the startup a $2 billion market value even though it had only $20 million in sales.

But Netscape's success also drew the attention of Microsoft, which quickly won market share by giving away its Internet Explorer browser for free with its flagship Windows operating system. The bundling prompted a Justice Department antitrust lawsuit and later a settlement with Microsoft.

Netscape eventually dropped fees for the software, but it was too late. Undone by IE, Netscape sold itself to AOL in a $10 billion deal completed in early 1999.

Netscape spawned an open-source project called Mozilla, in which developers from around the world freely contribute to writing and testing the software. Mozilla released its standalone browser, Firefox, and Netscape was never able to regain its former footing.

WiredGuy · 12-28-2007, 06:19 PM

I still use Netscape 4.7 for all my email. Loved it.
WG

teksonline · 12-28-2007, 06:23 PM

when I tried to regain marketshare

Deej · 12-28-2007, 07:13 PM

i used to rock netscape like no other... i loved the turning wheel!!!

KrisKross · 12-28-2007, 07:14 PM

I used Netscape until they released version 6. I hated version 6 and switched to IE 5.

Damian_Maxcash · 12-28-2007, 07:21 PM

Shit!! AOL paid $10 Billion for NetScape?

What a fuck up....

Deej · 12-28-2007, 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Damian_Maxcash

Shit!! AOL paid $10 Billion for NetScape?

What a fuck up....

uhh yeaaa.... youre talking about AOL ...

msan · 12-28-2007, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Damian_Maxcash

Shit!! AOL paid $10 Billion for NetScape?

What a fuck up....

All that cash went down the drain...

Red Ezra · 12-28-2007, 08:38 PM

seems like a huge chunk of fuck up to buy and kill netscape which was mozilla based anyway - if i only had that kind of dough to turd off like that - geez

papill0n · 12-28-2007, 09:01 PM

Netscape was my first browser, but haven't used it for years. NS died about as fast as google blew up. Amazed someone still thinks its worth 10 billion dollars.

spunky99 · 12-28-2007, 09:05 PM

it didnt seem to make sense for AOL to buy netscape and then continue giving out its users internet explorer.. sumwhere i got version 1.0 on disk

F-U-Jimmy · 12-28-2007, 09:39 PM

I used to love Netscape but they dropped support for Macs so i switched to Firefox and Safari

Fizzgig · 12-28-2007, 10:01 PM

I never liked Netscape much.

Doctor Dre · 12-28-2007, 10:09 PM

Netscape used to be a lot better then internet explorer back in the days.

Much love to win 3.1

Rochard · 12-28-2007, 10:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doctor Dre

Netscape used to be a lot better then internet explorer back in the days.

Much love to win 3.1

Bingo!

Netscape was so much more advanced than the original IE back in the day, like 1994 or so.

Redrob · 12-28-2007, 11:28 PM

Netscape Communicator was the best around 1994-95. It made IE look really lame.

Damn, times change as does technology.....

<Looks at map of the Internet to check his location.>

tony286 · 12-28-2007, 11:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Redrob

Netscape Communicator was the best around 1994-95. It made IE look really lame.

Damn, times change as does technology.....

<Looks at map of the Internet to check his location.>

Yeah it was and it was what I used back then.

Matt 26z · 12-28-2007, 11:32 PM

minddust · 12-28-2007, 11:33 PM

"internet explorer is secure enuff"

A.J. Angel · 12-28-2007, 11:36 PM

Damn, it's been so looong I have stopped using Netscape. Too bad 'cause it was definitely a badass browser back in the day! Shame it couldn't keep it's standing among IE and FF!

A.J. Angel · 12-28-2007, 11:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by minddust

"internet explorer is secure enuff"

Spunky · 12-28-2007, 11:57 PM

Nutscrape had it's problems..never really was promoted enough

NinjaSteve · 12-29-2007, 12:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Damian_Maxcash

Shit!! AOL paid $10 Billion for NetScape?

What a fuck up....

Can you imagine it? One day you think you're king shit and then the next day you wake up and look over and go "oops..."

uno · 12-29-2007, 12:27 AM

AOL destroys just about anything it touches.

jmk · 12-29-2007, 12:46 AM

Grew up with Netscape. Darn

OG LennyT · 12-29-2007, 01:03 AM

I use Netscape still.. great fucking browser

fallenmuffin · 12-29-2007, 01:43 AM

Good ol' Nutscrape. I use to use it back in the day. Quickly moved to IE then Firefox. However sad to see it go. After AOL invested so much.

PR_Sebas · 12-29-2007, 11:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt 26z

this brought a tear to my eye... lol

D Ghost · 12-29-2007, 11:54 AM

I'd like to hear "R.I.P IE6." FUCKING COME ON PEOPLE, STOP USING IT!

PR_Sebas · 12-31-2007, 10:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deejne

I'd like to hear "R.I.P IE6." FUCKING COME ON PEOPLE, STOP USING IT!

I dont get why people dont update to ie7 ? just lazyness?

FredIsMe · 12-31-2007, 10:10 AM

Ahh the memories

12-28-2007, 06:18 PM	#1
PR_Sebas Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,825	R.I.P Netscape Web Browser ... Not sure who really cares anymore, but Netscape one of the first Internet web browsers will officially stop sending out updates on Feb 1... ... I never used Netscape, always been a Firefox/IE guy myself... how bout everyone else? http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071228/...e/netscape_rip NEW YORK - Netscape Navigator, the world's first commercial Web browser and the launch pad of the Internet boom, will be pulled off life support Feb. 1 after a 13-year run. Its current caretakers, Time Warner Inc.'s AOL, decided to kill further development and technical support to focus on growing the company as an advertising business. Netscape's usage dwindled with Microsoft Corp.'s entry into the browser business, and Netscape all but faded away following the birth of its open-source cousin, Firefox. "While internal groups within AOL have invested a great deal of time and energy in attempting to revive Netscape Navigator, these efforts have not been successful in gaining market share from Microsoft's Internet Explorer," Netscape Director Tom Drapeau wrote in a blog entry Friday. In recent years, Netscape has been little more than a repackaged version of the more popular Firefox, which commands about 10 percent of the Web browser market, with almost all of the rest going to Internet Explorer. People will still be able to download and use the Netscape browser indefinitely, but AOL will stop releasing security and other updates on Feb. 1. Drapeau recommended that the small pool of Netscape users download Firefox instead. A separate Netscape Web portal, which has had several incarnations in recent years, will continue to operate. The World Wide Web was but a few years old when in April 1993 a team at the University of Illinois' National Center for Supercomputing Applications released Mosaic, the first Web browser to integrate images and sound with words. Before Mosaic, access to the Internet and the Web was largely limited to text, with any graphics displayed in separate windows. Marc Andreessen and many of his university colleagues soon left to form a company tasked with commercializing the browser. The first version of Netscape came out in late 1994. Netscape fed the gold-rush atmosphere with a landmark initial public offering of stock in August 1995. Netscape's stock carried a then-steep IPO price of $28 per share, a price that doubled on opening day to give the startup a $2 billion market value even though it had only $20 million in sales. But Netscape's success also drew the attention of Microsoft, which quickly won market share by giving away its Internet Explorer browser for free with its flagship Windows operating system. The bundling prompted a Justice Department antitrust lawsuit and later a settlement with Microsoft. Netscape eventually dropped fees for the software, but it was too late. Undone by IE, Netscape sold itself to AOL in a $10 billion deal completed in early 1999. Netscape spawned an open-source project called Mozilla, in which developers from around the world freely contribute to writing and testing the software. Mozilla released its standalone browser, Firefox, and Netscape was never able to regain its former footing. __________________

12-28-2007, 06:19 PM	#2
WiredGuy Pounding Googlebot Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 34,476	I still use Netscape 4.7 for all my email. Loved it. WG __________________ I play with Google.

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KrisKross Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 5,024	I used Netscape until they released version 6. I hated version 6 and switched to IE 5. __________________

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teksonline So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: At My Desk Posts: 2,904	when I tried to regain marketshare

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Damian_Maxcash So Fucking Banned Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: MaxCash.com Posts: 12,745	Shit!! AOL paid $10 Billion for NetScape? What a fuck up....

12-28-2007, 08:38 PM	#9
Red Ezra redezra.com Industry Role: Join Date: May 2004 Location: Vegas Baby! Posts: 4,680	seems like a huge chunk of fuck up to buy and kill netscape which was mozilla based anyway - if i only had that kind of dough to turd off like that - geez

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papill0n Unregistered Abuser Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 15,547	Netscape was my first browser, but haven't used it for years. NS died about as fast as google blew up. Amazed someone still thinks its worth 10 billion dollars.

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F-U-Jimmy Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Visiting a city near you soon ! Posts: 6,853	I used to love Netscape but they dropped support for Macs so i switched to Firefox and Safari __________________ icq. 176240424 44.years as a pornographer !!!!!!!!!!!

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12-28-2007, 11:28 PM	#16
Redrob Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: In a refrigerator box by the tracks. Posts: 4,790	Netscape Communicator was the best around 1994-95. It made IE look really lame. Damn, times change as does technology..... <Looks at map of the Internet to check his location.>

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minddust Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,438	"internet explorer is secure enuff"

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A.J. Angel Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 859	Damn, it's been so looong I have stopped using Netscape. Too bad 'cause it was definitely a badass browser back in the day! Shame it couldn't keep it's standing among IE and FF!

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jmk Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 5,391	Grew up with Netscape. Darn

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12-29-2007, 01:43 AM	#27
fallenmuffin Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 8,170	Good ol' Nutscrape. I use to use it back in the day. Quickly moved to IE then Firefox. However sad to see it go. After AOL invested so much.

12-29-2007, 11:54 AM	#29
D Ghost null Industry Role: Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 9,820	I'd like to hear "R.I.P IE6." FUCKING COME ON PEOPLE, STOP USING IT!

12-31-2007, 10:10 AM	#31
FredIsMe So Fucking Banned Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Livin' in America Posts: 2,406	Ahh the memories