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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. No thanks... by halivar · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I'll stick with the Real Thing (tm). Now in version 1.04, and corporate ad-ware free!

  2. Re:Based off of firefox by Timesprout · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I love comemnts like these. One of the values of Open Source is choice but as soon as a decent Open Source version of something comes along suddenly theres no need for anything else. Choice is still good which is why I want to to see Firefox, Netscape, Opera, Konq, Safari and even IE compete to build something better.

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  3. A million web developers just cried out in horror by Matrix9180 · · Score: 5, Insightful

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

    WHY?!

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