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A decade on the Web with Netscape

As the ground-breaking browser turns 10, News.com looks back at its impact and ahead to a coming overhaul. Where are Netscape's pioneers today?

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Bowed but not broken

A decade on the Web with Netscape

October 13, 2004, 4:00 AM PDT

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


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Where are Netscape's pioneers today?

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Unearthing the origins of Firefox

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Read the original press release

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Firefox beats million-download deadline

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New browser boasts no advertisers

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Opera's mobile browser eases site-reading

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Jim Martin, Netscape GM/Sr. VP, on Netscape 6
Bowed but not broken

A decade on the Web with Netscape

October 13, 2004, 4:00 AM PDT

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


Netscape: Down--way down--but not out

The browser that brought the Web to the masses, and then virtually disappeared, is 10 years old. Now it's getting ready for an AOL makeover.

October 13, 2004

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.

October 13, 2004

Unearthing the origins of Firefox

newsmaker 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.

October 13, 2004

Read the original press release

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."

October 13, 2004

Can a resurrected Netscape compete with IE?

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

October 12, 2004

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.

October 1, 2004

Piggyback developers in a bind over IE

Microsoft's minimal attention to the browser used to be a boon for some software writers. Now it's starting to hurt.

October 7, 2004

Firefox beats million-download deadline

With days to spare, open-source browser meets 10-day goal of 1 million downloads.

September 20, 2004

Firefox drawing fans away from Microsoft IE

The open-source browser and stable partner Mozilla have won over a number of defectors over in the past nine months, Web site metrics suggest.

September 15, 2004

Mozilla burns to prove Firefox worthy

With debut of browser preview and community marketing site, questions arise over Firefox's long-term potential.

September 14, 2004

Is AOL 8.0 Plus ready for prime time?

The new AOL 8.0 Plus, released this week, is taking on MSN 8 by including virus protection, parental controls and exclusive media content. But AOL Nation columnist Robert Luhn finds many of its features are not yet available.
April 3, 2003

New browser boasts no advertisers

ManyOne.net, a new portal service whose Universal Browser allows no advertising, is now in public beta. The service is the brainchild of Joseph Firmage, the former CEO of USWeb.
March 31, 2003

Opera's mobile browser eases site-reading

News.com's Paul Festa interviews Opera CEO Jon von Tetzchner about the company's latest Web-browsing technology, which stacks a large Web page vertically on a mobile phone screen.
October 14, 2002

Netscape 7: How does it stack up?

CNET Download.com's Rex Baldazo previews Netscape 7, a new open-source version of the browser that the company hopes will chip away at Microsoft's leading position with Internet Explorer.
July 3, 2002

Netscape 7: How does it stack up?

Jim Martin, Netscape GM/Sr. VP, on Netscape 6