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| | Netscape Navigator - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Eventually Microsoft emerged victorious in the browser wars, and Netscape was acquired in 1999 by AOL. | | | The browser software was available for a wide range of operating systems, including Windows (3.1, 95, 98, NT), Macintosh, Linux, OS/2, and many versions of Unix including DEC, Sun Solaris, BSDI, IRIX, AIX, and HP-UX, and looked and worked nearly identically on every one of them. | | | During development the Netscape browser was known by the code name Mozilla, which became the name of a Godzilla-like cartoon dragon mascot used prominently on the company's web site (see Mozilla (mascot)). |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netscape_Navigator
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| | Browser wars - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | This also brought an end to the rapid innovation in web browsers; there have been no new versions of Internet Explorer since version 6.0, released in 2001 (which itself was little different from version 5.5, as the main purpose of version 6.0 was to bundle it with Windows XP). | | | Adding new features instead of fixing bugs: A web browser had to have more new features than its competition, or else it would be considered to be "falling behind." But with limited manpower to put towards development, this often meant that quality assurance suffered and that the software was released with serious bugs. | | | Other factors have been the increasing use of various distributions of the Linux operating system, many of which include Firefox as the default browser, the relative similarity in layout between the Firefox and Internet Exporer GUI designs (making the transition easier), and the lack of tabbed browsing as a feature in most Internet Explorer versions. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_wars
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| | Browser Wars II: The Saga Continues evolt.org |
| | As it as always been, the browser wars seemed to be focused on the windows platform, not split between windows and mac. | | | For a browser to replace IE it needs to load almost immediately (and hence be lightweight so the users don't mind having it preload in the background at startup) and, as importantly, it must give you the option of never seeing IE again (unless you choose to uninstall it). | | | The author mentions several times that MS won the browser war because they could bundle it with their operating system. |
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http://www.evolt.org/article/Browser_Wars_II_The_Saga_Continues/25/60181
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| | PCWorld.com - Andreessen Bids Goodbye to Browser Wars |
| | It would seem that the browser as we know it is too clunky for many new computing devices. | | | The concept is everywhere, the implementations are everywhere, everybody uses it, everybody understands the metaphor, and the shift in the architecture of computing around the browser is very serious. | | | The bad news is the browser is kind of done. |
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http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,101926,00.asp
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| | Guardian Unlimited Technology Technology Browser wars 2.0 |
| | Being rich, it had devoted two development teams to its Internet Explorer browser: one to keep advancing the old Mosaic code in competition with Netscape, and one to rewrite it with a component architecture, to leapfrog Netscape. | | | Instead of innovating, Netscape and Mozilla programmers have been rewriting stuff that should have been architected properly in the first place, though they still stuck to their cross-platform delusions. | | | Now, Microsoft has decided to leave the standalone browser market, so upgrades will only come with new versions of Windows. |
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http://technology.guardian.co.uk/online/story/0,3605,994669,00.html
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| | Memoirs From the Browser Wars |
| | I hated fixing our browser to make it bug-compatible with Netscape even though we had already coded it to "the standard". | | | If our browser didn't render something exactly like Netscape, it was considered a bug. | | | IE 4.0 was closer to a rewrite, but our code was still lingering around -- we could tell by the presence of certain esoteric bugs that were specific to our layout engine. |
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http://software.ericsink.com/Browser_Wars.html
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| | A history of browsers |
| | Not only could Microsoft easily pay for the development of a free browser, but the popularity of its OS made sure that it could easily distribute its browser, too, by simply including it in the OS. | | | First of all it rewrote its browser from scratch, so that it wasn't encumbered by legacy code any more. | | | Netscape had already opened the source of its browser (Jan. '98) and called on developers from all over the world to create a new, better browser. |
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http://www.quirksmode.org/browsers/history.html
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| | CNN - Browser wars may become portal wars - October 4, 1999 |
| | After loading the software and launching the browser, instead of going to a search engine to find sites, for example, you can do a keyword search. | | | Netscape, now the underdog in the browser wars, introduced new tools, including a keyword Internet search, shopping assistance, a radio player called Winamp, and the latest version of America Online Instant Messenger, to lure more users. | | | In contrast, last year's browser study found use of Microsoft's IE lagging behind Netscape's Navigator by 20 percentage points. |
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http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9910/04/portal.war.idg
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| | Browser Wars |
| | Keep in mind that you can have more than one browser on your computer. | | | Today, not one, but two significant browser alternatives are powered by Mozilla's Gecko software code base--America Online's Netscape 7.2 and the wildly popular new Firefox 1.0 browser. | | | Here's a quick take on which browser might be best for you, depending on how you work. |
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http://pcworld.about.com/news/Dec152004id118959.htm
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| | XYZ Computing |
| | For the average computer user this is a very good thing as it should drastically improve browser performance in a short period of time. | | | Last experienced during the nineties, companies are fighting over which program consumers use to view the internet. | | | The image brought forth by the zeitgeist was one of Firefox, created by an innocent non-profit organization, taking on the evil Microsoft Internet Explorer which had dominated the browser market since it has slew Netscape's Navigator years ago. |
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http://www.xyzcomputing.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=351&Itemid=26
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| | E-Commerce News: Special Reports: The Bottom Line of the New Browser Wars |
| | Users of these browsers appreciate the kinds of features that are missing from IE and Netscape. | | | Part of the problem, he added, is that unlike on the desktop, where Mosaic set the standard and all subsequent browsers followed in its footsteps, vendors have taken multiple approaches to creating a browser experience on wireless devices. | | | Mozilla, for one, has a multitude of projects in the works, including a Windows browser, two GNOME browsers and three Apple browsers. |
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http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/21450.html
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| | Browser wars: High price, huge rewards Tech News on ZDNet |
| | By the end of 1994, when Netscape released Navigator, a small Microsoft team had put together a browser strategy and licensed technology from Mosaic spinoff Spyglass to create the first version of Internet Explorer, but the company was still focused on the release of Windows 95. | | | "There was certainly discussion that, as the Web becomes mature and as the browser becomes mature, the need for the underlying operating system as it is goes away," said Jon Mittelhauser, one of the early browser developers who worked on Mosaic and later at Netscape. | | | Aside from technology, perhaps Microsoft's most enduring legacy in the browser business is its public reputation for controversial pressure tactics with rivals and partners alike. |
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-996866.html
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| | Netcraft: Browser Wars to recommence? |
| | Fast, robust browsers like Opera were around, but they've never had either comparable marketing mu$cle$ or the advantage of owning the environment, and Microsoft has ruthlessly traded on both of these. | | | This is not the first time that users have been urged to switch browsers. | | | There are a few small kinks in it as this is more or less a preview release of the software when there was an exploit found it took less than a day for them to patch it unlink Microsoft sending up a 'work around' which caused more problems. |
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http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2004/07/05/browser_wars_to_recommence.html
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| | The Impact of Emerging Technologies: Return of the Browser Wars - Technology Review |
| | Thanks to the thousands of developers working on its code, Firefox brings innovations to browser software that havent been since, well, since Microsoft and Netscape were trying to out-feature each other back in 1997. | | | Please consider allowing the use of javascript for this site, or refer to our browser upgrade page for more information. | | | But Firefox is also more than a strong defense, avoiding troublesome file formats. |
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http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/04/10/wo_hellweg102204.asp?trk=top
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| | PC World's Techlog - Browser Wars: The View From Microsoft |
| | The topic of discussion: Microsoft's view of the browser wars now that Windows XP SP2's version of IE has been out for awhile and Firefox is officially shipping. | | | My favorite browser is not IE, I like the features of MSN browser that is full of features and a nice interface with email, pictures and video all in one. | | | One big reason to stick with IE, according to Schare, is its compatibility--the fact that a lot of Web sites tend be written to work well in it, and that many applications require it. |
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http://blogs.pcworld.com/techlog/archives/000307.html
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| | Microsoft Monitor: The Search Wars=The New Browser Wars |
| | I would consider any dip in IE browser market share as a threat to MSN Search--and one Microsoft shouldn't ignore. | | | The only context where I could see a Google browser making sense is paid search. | | | But I don't believe the browser as giveaway technology holds true anymore. |
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http://www.microsoftmonitor.com/archives/006388.html
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| | Wired News: AOL Test May Renew Browser War |
| | At that time, Microsoft and Netscape added unique, incompatible features to their browsers in attempt to lock each other out. | | | Five years ago, America Online chose Microsoft's browser over the formerly independent Netscape Navigator, in part because Microsoft allowed computer makers to include AOL's software on the desktop of new Windows computers -– a prime source of new subscribers for America Online. | | | The setting we're moving towards today is one where all the functionality of the Web can be seen and manipulated by humans through only one mechanism, and that's Internet Explorer. |
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http://www.wired.com/news/ebiz/0,1272,52873,00.html
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| | BW Online February 8, 2000 The Browser Wars Are Breaking Out All Over Again |
| | In 1998, Netscape turned browser development over to a nonprofit organization called Mozilla, which is working on a full-featured browser (code named SeaMonkey), that will eventually ship as Netscape Communicator 5.0, and a so-called rendering engine (the software heart of a browser) called Gecko. | | | But while Microsoft has won control of browsers on personal computers, the market is expanding to include various Web-browsing appliances, with a flock of new combatants fighting the latest battle. | | | Web appliances, with their low-power processors, limited memory, and lack of disk storage, are basically designed for Web surfing and e-mail, and can't handle the monster Microsoft and Netscape browsers. |
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http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/feb2000/nf00208h.htm
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| | Browser death match - CNET reviews |
| | It's not always easy to get software onto your computer, but our jury thinks it should be. | | | At last, buggy, slow Netscape is nearly as strong, stable, and speedy as IE. | | | Does Netscape have what it takes to win the browser wars once and for all? |
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http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-3514_7-5020639-1.html
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| | Browser Wars Redux |
| | Microsoft Internet Explorer, the dominant browser since the first Great Browser War (against Netscape Navigator), is seeing its commanding market share (88.6 percent as of March) erode a bit, thanks to inroads from Firefox (6.7 percent), according to data provided by NetApplications (via hitslink.com). | | | But before you switch, do understand that, as the default browser for so many users, much of the content on the Web is developed specifically for IE (using ActiveX components, VB script, or proprietary HTML tags). | | | And IE offers much more integration with desktop software, such as Microsoft Word and Excel, than what the other browsers offer. |
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http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1815833,00.asp
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| | Browser Wars Back On |
| | While vendors that support multiple browser platforms say they do so to stay competitive, those that support only IE cite that browser's dominance and the cost of optimizing applications for multiple browsers. | | | But on corporate machines, the free open-source browser faces an uphill battle in its effort to challenge Microsoft Corp.'s dominant Internet Explorer. | | | Read eWEEK Labs' review of Firefox 1.0 here. |
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http://www.channelinsider.com/article2/0,1895,1730821,00.asp
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| | IE Strategy Backfires |
| | A lot of users will decide they want improved features and increased security in their Web browser, and they will decide to upgrade—but not to Windows XP SP 2. | | | But, if that's true, Microsoft's strategy was to devalue all Web browsers, not just its own. | | | For more on the browser wars, read Peter Coffee's column, "Browser Vendors Need to Quit Monkeying Around." |
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http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1658383,00.asp
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| | Browser Wars: Who's Winning, Who's Losing |
| | Since the browser went out of beta in November, it's been rapidly adopted, sneaking past some of the top browsers of years past. | | | "If you include Apple and Linux, then Mozilla has more market share than all other browsers combined, except for Microsoft," Janulaitis observes in the study. | | | Adoption of Mozilla's Firefox browser has accelerated to make it the number two browser in North America, with just under a 4.5 percent market share, according to the "First Quarter 2005 Browser Market Share Study" by Janco Associates. |
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http://www.clickz.com/stats/sectors/traffic_patterns/article.php/3482561
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| | The page cannot be found |
| | The page you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable. | | | If you reached this page by clicking a link, contact the Web site administrator to alert them that the link is incorrectly formatted. | | | Make sure that the Web site address displayed in the address bar of your browser is spelled and formatted correctly. |
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http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/b/br/browser_wars.htm
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| | Browser Wars : Wells Fargo Blocks Opera |
| | Wells Fargo no longer supports the browser version you are using. | | | This is the reason why my Wells Fargo business checking account was closed last week and re-opened with Wells Fargo's competition. | | | Here is their current list of supported browsers... |
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http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum9/8434.htm
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| | Dvorak Card Game - The Browser Wars Deck |
| | Are the Best Viewed with a Browser Campaign's "non-standard" Things the ones with "Non-Standard" or "Proprietary" in the title? | | | Can only be played if you don't control Built-In To Operating System. | | | Whenever a player has no Things in play at the end of his turn, he loses. |
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http://www.dvorakgame.co.uk/cardlist.cgi?browser
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| | Zoli's Blog :: What Browser Wars? |
| | Technorati Tags: FireFox, IE, IE6, Microsoft, Browsers, Browser War, Browser Wars, Internet Explorer, Blogging | | | So crap or not, so far we are saying the same.. | | | There are no Browser Wars anymore - FireFox has won. |
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http://www.zoliblog.com/blog/_archives/2005/7/27/1081166.html
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| | stephenbrooks.org : Browser Wars |
| | Percentages are games won out of games participated in. | | | You can also chat with other players in the Browser Wars Forum. | | | Hit the refresh button occasionally after you've played to see if anyone with a different browser is playing at the same time, or, if not, come back a while later. |
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http://stephenbrooks.org/games/browserwars
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| | Tepid Cola Software |
| | Upgrading or reinstalling your favorite programs now will no longer revert your settings to what Apple thinks is best. | | | BrowserWars picks up where Apple left off in providing an easy way to change your default web applications in older versions of OS X. Unfortunately, Apple's version favors a very few (ahem) select applications. | | | Upcoming: Thanks to Apple's improved internet prefs in 10.2, BrowserWars is no longer needed, though at some point in the distant future Tepid Cola may reawaken the browser wars project, especially if Apple continues putting the browser choice in the browser's preferences. |
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http://www.tepidcola.com
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