In particular, the browser has faced competition from Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE), which is now used by nearly 80% of all web users. In the mid-1990s the browser was used by more than 90% of the web population, but numbers have slipped to just 0.6%. Netscape Navigator, now owned by AOL, will no longer be supported after 1 February 2008, the company has said.
The browser that helped kick-start the commercial web is to cease development because of lack of users. Given AOL's current business focus and the success the Mozilla Foundation has had in developing critically-acclaimed products, they ended development of Netscape branded browsers, hand the reins fully to Mozilla and encourage Netscape users to adopt Firefox.Netscape lost ground to Microsoft's internet Explorer AOL's focus on transitioning to an ad-supported web business leaves little room for the size of investment needed to get the Netscape browser to a point many of its fans expect it to be. The download file size for full installation is 26MB.ĭownload available but Official End of Support. You can choose between a typical and Complete Netscape installation. Note: This download uses a "smart" installer after downloading "nsb-setup.exe", double-click on the file to start the install. New features include extended address-bar searching, enhanced tabbed browsing, and improved downloading.
Netscape 8.0 offers enhanced protection for phishing and other security threats. A customizable interface that offers built-in support for multiple skins or themes.Builder tools that almost fully support the standards for HTML 4.0, XML 1.0, CSS1, key parts of CSS2, ECMA-262, and the Level 1 DOM.Excellent privacy tools such as the Cookie Manager and Password Manager.An e-mail client that lets you check a wide array of accounts, from AOL to Netscape Webmail.A fast-surfing, standards-compliant browser.Netscape has rebuilt its browser's engine from the ground up and sports an entirely new interface.
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