Netscape 8.0 Released

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."

Comments

Re:Based off of firefox

[NineNine]

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.

Hell, yeah! Why develop ONE web site when you can develop 10? Woo hoo!

Re:I don't understand

[NutscrapeSucks]

People keep bringing the Netscape brandname, but version 7 never got close to 1% marketshare, while Firefox is at 6-7% and going up. Face it, after v4 and v6, the Netscape brandname is totally shite and nobody trusts them. Nutscrape Sucks!

Re:Based off of firefox

[infinityxi]

Clicking the IE icon may be irrelevant when 49 instances are already running, 17 porn dialers are competing for access, and half your hard drive is being sent over the internet for "marketing research". But I'm sure its not that hard to click the IE icon for another instance ;-).

Re:Based off of firefox

[fastfinge]

...The web was meant to be accessible to all,...

Then why are the firefox accessibility hooks improperly implemented, if and when they are implemented at all? Netscape (I've tested version 7, and I feel safe in saying the same for this latest version knowing AOL) and opera are no better. I've never tried safari/khtml so can't speak to them directly, but I haven't heard anything good. The only screen reading/magnifier/alternative interface solutions on the market, either free or gpl or commercial, are all built on Internet Explorer. When asking about this, the universal answer is that it's because firefox/mozilla code just doesn't allow for this sort of thing. If you are serious in avoiding products that do not offer access to all, your only option in a browser is Internet Explorer. Hell, they even have flash and java working now. Fortunately, you are not serious. You're just pushing bullshit to further your own agenda and opinions. The web will *never* be completely accessible to all, and I think anyone who will stop and think about it for 10 seconds will have to agree. The best we can do is make it work for most of the people most of the time. Right now, that means centering development around Internet Explorer and Windows. Most people can choose to use Internet Explorer on the websites that don't work with firefox (at a library if you don't own Windows). However, many of us cannot choose to use firefox on a website that doesn't work with Internet Explorer.