Netscape has been my first browser when I first experienced the web, it was a beautiful experience. Until I start developing HTML sites back then Internet Explorer has a good support for lazy HTML coders. Then suddenly Netscape sucks. 
So I switch to Internet Explorer as it is freely comes with every windows installation and back then the rendering of HTML was faster than Netscape. After a wink of an eye Internet Explorer rules the market then came bugs and security issues specially if you use the Internet on e-commerce. You'll see people complaining their credit card or e-wallet accounts get hacked in every part of the online forums when do made purchases online.
Then came Mozilla a w3c compliant browser, then a much more strip down version called Firefox. Until now I use it as a browser. I heard that AOL wants to revived Netscape back again to it's glory days. I was happy with Firefox so I did'nt bother.
Then came the news last December 28, 2007, on every tech email that I've been subscribe to pointing to the Netscape Blog, it is official that Netscape will end it's support on Feb 2008. Even though I didnt use it anymore I was sadden about the news, I dont know maybe first love never dies, hahaha.
I think a wrong marketing approach has been used by AOL that contributes to the death of Netscape.
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