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FWIW, Netscape got bought out by AOL, but not before it spun off Mozilla. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netscape https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netscape It may
by mceachen 6y ago
FWIW, Netscape got bought out by AOL, but not before it spun off Mozilla. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netscape https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netscape
It may be hard to believe, but the first iteration of Internet Explorer on Macintosh (back on System 8) was __solid__. IE, at least on PowerMacs, was way faster and more reliable than either NCSA Mosaic or Navigator.
- kibwen 6y agoHell, AOL still runs Netscape as a discount ISP, same logo since 1999 and everything: https://isp.netscape.com https://isp.netscape.com
- torstenvl 6y agoGod that's a beautiful website. Loads fast. Not too many graphics. Nothing moves unless I tell it to.
- collinmanderson 6y ago> Netscape got bought out by AOL That makes it sound like Netscape had no say in the matter. Netscape sold itself to AOL.
- Talanes 6y ago"Bought out" is a common enough way to describe any company sale. "Sold itself" introduces way more unnecessary sub-textual baggage just by being a more unusual construction.