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Mozilla, Gecko, Netscape, And Their Future At AOL

Posted by chrisd on from the fish-flopping-on-the-dock dept.

bluephone writes "I've been lucky enough to receive some interesting information from within the Netscape/AOLTW firewall, although in light of AOL's recent massive losses, poor outlook, and high profile execs resigning their positions, I'm not sure if these battle plans are still intact. As it stands, Netscape 7.x has one major release left for the forseeable future, but Gecko will soon overshadow everything, becoming the core platform for all of AOL's Internet content distribution. For all the details and much more, read it here."

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  1. Not car insurance. by rammadon · · Score: 5, Funny

    Gecko will save you 30% or more on Internet browsers... wait... Did i get that wrong?

    Good deal, AOL is doomed for one reason- people learned how to use the internet. It was the intermediary, but no longer with the advent of popular broadband.

  2. Oh god no... by damiam · · Score: 5, Funny
    Why not deal a 1-2 punch to Microsoft in the form of a Netscape branded ISP

    So now, if someone says their ISP is "Netscape", you're not sure if they're clueless or really telling the truth.

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    1. Re:Oh god no... by C0LDFusion · · Score: 5, Funny

      You'll still know they are clueless if they complain that they need to upgrade their keyboard to include an any key.

      "Damn it, I knew I shouldn't have purchased the cheap keyboard."

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  3. The lesser of two evils? by TopShelf · · Score: 4, Funny

    Who'da thunk that AOL would become a heavyweight in the battle for standardization on the internet against Microsoft? Strange days indeed!

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  4. Re:Only good news by Bob+The+Cowboy · · Score: 5, Funny

    It will finally force web authors to support standards not monopolies.

    Yes, Lord knows the poor people at AOL are just good honest folk trying to get their foot in the door...

    ;o)