It’s a sad day for the Internet, as today marks the final day of Netscape Navigator, the first mass market graphical Webrowser and the precursor to our favorite, Firefox.
As of tomorrow, AOL, who owns Netscape, will cease support of the browser entirely tomorrow.
At one time, Netscape was the de facto Internet browser, but due to some nefariousness on the part of Microsoft, Internet Explorer took over. Now, the spiritual successor to Netscape, Firefox, is chipping away at IE’s market dominance.
Still, it’s sad to see an old friend leave forever. So take a moment today to thank Netscape, for without it, the Internet would likely be a much different place than it is today.
A sad day indeed. Though I haven’t used Netscape for years, it will always hold a special place in my heart as the first browser I ever used. I remember it being far superior to IE when IE was introduced: more visually appealing, faster and just plain better in every way. Well, at least I still have Firefox.