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Netscape wins one month from executioner By Björn Greif, ZDNet Germany January 30, 2008 URL: http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Netscape-wins-one-month-from-executioner/0,130061733,339285498,00.htm
in brief AOL has extended support for its Netscape browser by a month, to 1 March. AOL first announced in December it was ending support for the once-popular browser on 1 February, saying the investment necessary to get the software to the standard fans expected did not fit within AOL's new focus as a Web-based business. In addition to extending the support period, AOL plans to release an update for Netscape Navigator 9 via the browser update feature which is aimed at smoothing over the transition between Netscape and suggested alternatives.
AOL is also putting forward Flock -- a Web browser, built on Mozilla's Firefox codebase, which can deliver friends, feeds, sites and media in one view -- as one such alternative. Meanwhile, Netscape users who can't bear to leave the browser behind can reskin Firefox with a Netscape look. Suzanne Tindal from ZDNet.com.au contributed to this article
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