On TV.com: TOP 10 Shows CANCELED Too Soon
BNET Business Network:
BNET
TechRepublic
ZDNet
6 TalkBacks

By Bjorn Greif , ZDNet Germany
Posted on ZDNet News: Jan 30, 2008 4:22:00 PM

AOL has extended support for its Netscape browser by a month, to March 1.

AOL first announced in December it was ending support for the once popular browser on February 1, saying the investment necessary to get the software to the standard fans expected did not fit within AOL's new focus as a Web-based business.

In addition to extending the support period, AOL plans to release an update for Netscape Navigator 9 via the browser update feature that is aimed at smoothing over the transition between Netscape and suggested alternatives.

AOL is also putting forward Flock--a Web browser, built on Mozilla's Firefox code base, which can deliver friends, feeds, sites, and media in one view--as one such alternative.

Meanwhile, Netscape users who can't bear to leave the browser behind can reskin Firefox with a Netscape look.

Björn Greif reports for ZDNet Germany. Suzanne Tindal from ZDNet Australia contributed to this article.

©2007 CNET Networks, Inc. All rights reserved. CNET , CNET.com , and the CNET logo are registered trademarks of CNET Networks, Inc. Used by permission.

SponsoredWhite Papers, Webcasts, and Downloads

  • Talkback
  • Most Recent of 6 Talkback(s)
Might as well kill it..
From the sounds of it Netscape is using more and more of the Firefox/mozilla code base anyways so if development continued it would eventually end up essentially being a Firefox fork. No real benefit of using Netscape as a result so its death makes sound sense to me...

- John Musbach... (Read the rest)
Posted by: John Musbach Posted on: 01/31/08 You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
R.I.P. Netscape?  haraldf | 01/30/08
RE: Netscape wins one month from executioner  alxnsc@... | 01/31/08
Netscape loss big years ago when AOL acquired it  Boot_Agnostic | 01/31/08
RE: Netscape wins one month from executioner  rondev | 01/31/08
Netscape 9  richm10@... | 01/31/08
Might as well kill it..  John Musbach | 01/31/08

What do you think?

advertisement
Premier Vendor Content Whitepapers, webcasts & resources from our Power Center Sponsors
Learn more about tools to grow your business
The Business Essentials Guide provides you useful tools and templates to help grow your business and save you time with automated shipping solutions.
Save time with the UPS Business Essentials Guide
The more you simplify, the more you save
When you transition from your existing Red Hat environment to SUSE Linux Enterprise from Novell, you can recognize dramatic cost savings, perhaps as much 50%
Learn more >>
The best support in the Linux business
If Linux is going to power your mission-critical applications, you'd better have the best support known to business. Novell was rated the top provider of Linux technical support.
Learn more >>
Reduce risk. Reduce complexity. Increase reliability.
A simplified IT environment isn't just less complex. It's also more reliable. Standardize on a single Linux platform with SUSE Linux Enterprise from Novell, and get the world's most interoperable Linux
Learn more >>
Reduce risk. Reduce complexity. Increase reliability.
A simplified IT environment isn't just less complex. It's also more reliable. Standardize on a single Linux platform with SUSE Linux Enterprise from Novell, and get the world's most interoperable Linux
Learn more >>
Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online - Free Six-Month Trial for Eligible Organizations
Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online provides fast online access, simple contact management and better sales performance for a low monthly cost - the best value on the market today.
Learn more about the free, six-month trial offer>>
advertisement
Click Here

White Papers, Webcasts, and Downloads

Enterprise Applications

  • Check out some of the easiest and most powerful ways to boost productivity while saving money on your application infrastructure. See ZDNet's comprehensive Enterprise Application resource center, now!
  • New Online Dashboard
  • Read about top issues IT decision-makers face every day, plus get cost effective solutions to real life IT problems. Oracle Topline