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Wednesday, October 13, 2004

:: "The Browser Wars: 10 Years Later" ::

A decade on the Web with Netscape
Special coverage from CNET News.com

The pioneering browser turns 10--and it's getting ready for an overhaul, CNET News.com has learned.

Netscape: Bowed, but not broken
The Netscape browser turns 10 years old on Wednesday as a shadow of its former self, but the lights haven't gone out yet on one of the most storied brands in Web history.

America Online, which has see-sawed over its pricey Netscape acquisition for years, is once again readying the brand for a comeback try, CNET News.com has learned.

The move is a surprise, considering the company laid off hundreds of Netscape programmers less than a year ago and is reported to be developing a standalone browser based on Microsoft's rival Internet Explorer technology.

Even so, sources familiar with the plans said the Time Warner unit is putting the finishing touches on new versions of the Netscape browser and Web portal. The company expects to unveil them with a recharged marketing strategy in December or January.

Where are Netscape's pioneers today?
After catalyzing the growth of the Web 10 years ago, Netscapees are back in business, doing everything from venture capital to nightclubs.

Unearthing the origins of Firefox
Firefox lead engineer Ben Goodger explains the behind-the-scenes decisions leading to the release of this increasingly popular alternative to Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser.

Read the original press release
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (October 13, 1994) -- Netscape Communications Corporation today announced that it is offering its newly introduced Netscape(TM) network navigator free to users via the Internet. The new Internet navigator, developed by the six-month-old Silicon Valley company led by Silicon Graphics founder Jim Clark and NCSA Mosaic creator Marc Andreessen, is available immediately for free downloading by individual, academic and research users.

Navigator "is optimized to run smoothly over 14.4 kilobit/second modems as well as higher bandwidth lines, delivering performance at least ten times that of other network browsers."

Can a resurrected Netscape compete with IE?
As the first commercial browser, Navigator was the unchallenged market leader in the mid-1990s. Can it be resurrected? Tell us what you think.

previous coverage

Internet Explorer--headed for extinction?
Special report
Microsoft's glaring neglect of its Web browser may actually hold clues to the future of browsing. You just have to peek through Windows.

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