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Netscape is dead.

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Contributed by: Paws Friday, June 10 2005 @ 12:25 AM PDT

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Used Product For: Over One Year

This version of Netscape hasn't been updated in over two years. The only feature that keeps me with Netscape is it's ability to tab windows. Other than that, it's mediocre. Internet Explorer is more stable than Netscape, making it a good option for those thinking of switching browsers. And if this lack of updates continue, I'll join the legion of IE supporters myself.

There are a few improvements that could be made: 1. The ability to cycle through tabbed windows using the keyboard (similar to Netscape 4.8, and IE 5), 2. Having a button to load images on the navigational toolbar (instead of having to troll through the preferences and searching for the option the switch it on/off. Eg. Netscape 4.8) 3. Not having to wait for the cache to delete after a browser crash (the computer remains frozen until finished, which can take several minutes), 4. More stability, faster startup and overall response time. But I much doubt any this will ever happen, and you all know that I'm right.

To be fair though, those of us who are still running Mac OS 9, may need to consider upgrading to Mac OS X, sooner or later. Because to be able to discuss what's current with Netscape, we need to be up with the play, and that's not happening here. Face it, Netscape for OS 9 is dead.

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Netscape is dead. - ecolect

IE is dead, too, and even IE's OS X version isn't being updated. You have a couple of years to get comfortable with OS X. Given Apple's switch to Intel chips, OS 9 won't be supported after that.

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Wednesday, June 29 2005 @ 10:43 AM PDT

Netscape is dead. - spamcatcher

trying to compare ie and netscape for os 9 is like trying to compare a '86 cadilac with 386,000 miles to a '92 honda with 265,000 miles. When they were in their prime, ie was the better browser, but looking at which one you'd rather drive now, netscape is the way to go if you just can't bring yourself to switch to osX yet.

"Why?" you might ask. It has to do with standards compliance.

As a web developer, ie mac is the bane of my existance. stuff that works just fine on every other browser (mac AND PC) will break on ie mac, both os 9 and osX. Netscape may be a little slower, and ie may be a little "stabler," (whatever that means on os9), but Netscape is capable of rendering pages that are crated using modern development techniques that ie just can't cope with.

Current web page development makes substantial use of CSS and DHTML, which ie mac does not fully support in the way that all other mac browsers do, or even ie for windows does.

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Sunday, July 24 2005 @ 12:21 PM PDT