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Netscape Reborn?

Posted by timothy on from the persistence dept.

An anonymous reader writes "BetaNews reports that Netscape has been revived with Firefox backing. 'Despite media reports and industry pundits over the years relegating Netscape to Internet history books, AOL has restarted the browser's development. The company plans to bring back a refreshed Netscape browser based on Firefox.'"

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  1. Bah by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    It may be based on Firefox, the old source for Netscape/Mozilla, it may even look like Netscape of old, but it'll never have the same feel that Netscape had.

    1. Re:Bah by ConceptJunkie · · Score: 4, Funny

      And I'm sure that if this fails, the next Netscape will just be a skinned version of IE.

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    2. Re:Bah by Colonel+Cholling · · Score: 4, Funny

      but it'll never have the same feel that Netscape had.

      God be praised.

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  2. Market share? by beacher · · Score: 4, Funny

    FTA - "The browser's market share has dropped to single digits"

    HEY! I'm 20% of all Netscape users! w00t!
    -B

  3. The next quote from the book of Mozilla by Malfourmed · · Score: 5, Funny

    And lo, the child did become father to the man, and the student the master.

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    1. Re:The next quote from the book of Mozilla by Dausha · · Score: 5, Funny

      "We meet again at last. When I left you I was a crappy browser. Now, I shall become the Firefox." Darth Netscape said.

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  4. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 5, Funny

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  5. Up from the Ashes by syntap · · Score: 4, Funny

    Maybe they should call it Netscape Phoenix or Netscape Firebird (ducks)

  6. Re:Netscape backed by firefox?? by Kick+the+Donkey · · Score: 4, Funny

    A little history leason is in order:

    Netscape, the company, begot Mozilla, the Browser.
    Mozilla, the browser begot Netscape, the Browser.
    Mozilla, the browser, begot Firefox, the Browser.
    Firefox, the browser, begot Netscape the Browser.

    Man, that's one screwed up family tree :>

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  7. Great! Maybe then.. by poptones · · Score: 4, Funny

    Slashdot will fix the fucking site so all us firefox/mozilla users won't have to reload every other goddamned page.