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Andreesen Offers New Browser 'Rockmelt'

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the that-poor-horse dept.

DrHeasley writes "Rockmelt, available for the first time Monday, is built on the premise that most online activity today revolves around socializing on Facebook, searching on Google, tweeting on Twitter and monitoring a handful of favorite websites. It tries to minimize the need to roam from one website to the next by corralling all vital information and favorite services in panes and drop-down windows. 'This is a chance for us to build a browser all over again,' Andreessen said. 'These are all things we would have done (at Netscape) if we had known how people were going to use the Web.'"

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  1. Flock by Zouden · · Score: 3, Informative

    Isn't there already a browser that does this that no one uses? Why create another browser for no one to use?

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    1. Re:Flock by nyctopterus · · Score: 4, Informative

      Well, maybe it's because Flock doesn't actually say what it fucking well does on its damn website. People, when making software, try to say what it does on the front page, or with a prominent link. Screenshots are a must. It flabbergasts me that the people at Flock could get this so colossally wrong.

  2. RockMelt only works if you have a Facebook account by an00bis · · Score: 5, Informative

    Welp, count me out.

  3. facebook? by leomekenkamp · · Score: 4, Informative

    RockMelt only works if you have a Facebook account.

    Ouch. With facebooks abysmal privacy record I am not going to use this browser.

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  4. Re:RockMelt only works if you have a Facebook acco by The+Clockwork+Troll · · Score: 2, Informative

    Mr. Andreesen,

    Let me get this straight.

    To get access to your browser beta, I need to let you:

    • Access my basic information

      Includes name, profile picture, gender, networks, user ID, list of friends, and any other information I've shared with everyone.

    • Send me email

      email me directly at xxx@xxx

    • Post to my Wall

      post status messages, notes, photos, and videos to my Wall

    This is what you've learned in 15 years? What happened to just a "Netscape Now!" button?

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  5. Re:You log in to RockMelt by omnichad · · Score: 2, Informative

    It's not the first browser you log into. MSN Explorer was a piece of crap that required a log in too!