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Netscape 8.0 Released

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the in-case-you-missed-him dept.

Mr. Christmas Lights writes "CNet is reporting that Netscape Navigator Version 8 has been released. The 8.0 Beta debuted back in March, with the final version being based on Firefox 1.03, and includes Trust Rating, a feature which identifies sites as safe or unsafe. Netscape 8.0 also includes a toggle which allows switching between Mozilla and Microsoft's rendering engines as needed. The Main Netscape 8 page has more info, and the 'Download Now' page is already serving up the new browser."

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  1. YAB by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Yet Another Browser? Who needs it?

  2. Trusting trust by KiloByte · · Score: 5, Funny

    includes Trust Rating
    Well... and why exactly should I trust AOL Time Warner?

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  3. Wait.. let me get this straight: by mikeage · · Score: 1, Funny

    "Netscape Navigator Version 8 has been released" ... "[T]he 'Download Now' page is already serving up the new browser."

    really? Both? At the same time?

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  4. Re:No thanks... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...help to sustain the mofo (mozilla foundation)

    Is that what the Mozilla Foundation calls themselves? If so, that's hilarious! : p

  5. Re:No Mac or Linux? by genommen · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes it would be nice to have a linux version available. They have trust rating but only support an untrustworthy OS go figure.

  6. Adverts... Everywhere! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Help! Where's the add remover? Is this really what the internet looks like without Adblock? Quick, back to firefox... that was scarey.

  7. Re:Recent security vulnerabilities by fr2asbury · · Score: 2, Funny
    Certainly not a false statement or anything but I thought the use of the phrase "mostly secure" was pretty funny. :-)


    It's safe against those "mostly harmless" attacks. ;-)
  8. Re:Based off of firefox by Orgazmus · · Score: 2, Funny

    You are SO anti-american
    Freedom of choice is just a hippy concept

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  9. Re:A million web developers just cried out in horr by Pascal+Sartoretti · · Score: 2, Funny

    If a site is considered trustworthy, Netscape automatically renders it using the Internet Explorer method, for maximum compatability.

    This in fact logical: only trusted sites should be visited with a browser as unsafe as IE.