On February 1 AOL will cease developing the Netscape browser. I guess this is no surprise as the browser hasn't been core to the AOL strategy for a while and Netscape has slumped to a <1% market share.
That said, this is a sad day for many of us who were introduced to the Internet within the confines of a Netscape branded window. At it's height it commanded a 90% share of the browser market. My college and my first employer would consider nothing less than the classic Navigator for access to the Web. But then the browser wars came and we all know how that turned out.
I guess that the Netscape we knew and loved really lives on as Firefox, but it's not the same, and I for one will be shedding a small tear come February.
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