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AOL Releases Netscape Beta, Based on Firefox

Posted by michael on from the browser-wars-still-over dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Netscape has released their new prototype browser for Windows based on Firefox 0.9.3. The prototype's development was outsourced to Mercurial Communications and includes several Netscape specific extensions. The biggest difference from Firefox, however, is the ability to switch to the Internet Explorer rendering engine from within the browser using an IE ActiveX control. The browser is currently available for a limited download."

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  1. Re:Good thinking guys! by Darth_Burrito · · Score: 1, Troll

    Let's take Firefox - known for it's security

    Whoa there. Since when has firefox been known for (good) security? I mean, maybe when compared to Internet Explorer and taking into account it's relative obscurity in the market and low profile as a target. But seriously, there have been lots of firefox vulnerabilities in recent months. Furthermore, they're only now beginning to get a functional auto-update system in place to address vulnerabilities as they come up.