AOL developed the most famous Netscape Browser which was originally launched in 1994, would now find its end on February 1, 2008. The announcement came from the AOL director Tom Drapeau.
The existing Netscape Browser’s need not panic, as the company would continue to support current version Netscape 9. They would even release patches or security fixes until the date. News is that AOL will cease further development on all Netscape web browsers.
Mozilla Firefox would not get the uplift as Drapeau recommends it for anyone running a Netscape-branded browser. Mozilla Firefox is an open-source browser and carries the last few versions of Netscape.
The success of Mozilla Foundation have certainly made them take this drastic step, desktop users would never forget the combat of Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer from Microsoft. It was during that course of time AOL purchased the Netscape Communications Corporation and adjoined it with the Mozilla project.
Mozilla was literally the successor of Netscape browser that had the problems of downloading and installing, its right that AOL decided to kill the lagged one and handover the reign to Firefox completely.
With the arrival of Apple Safari browser, the scenario of operating systems are challenging, no wonder the Netscape’s browser would be considered irrelevant as their users were vulnerable to attacks.
Source: wired
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