Netscape (web browser)

Netscape
Developer(s)Netscape Communications
AOL
Initial releaseOctober 13, 1994; 30 years ago (1994-10-13)
TypeWeb browser
LicenseProprietary software
WebsiteNo current dedicated website[a], formerly: https://www.browser.netscape.com/, (archived here)
A/UX running Netscape

The Netscape web browser is the general name for a series of web browsers formerly produced by Netscape Communications Corporation, which eventually became a subsidiary of AOL. The original browser was once the dominant browser in terms of usage share, but as a result of the first browser war, it lost virtually all of its share to Internet Explorer due to Microsoft's anti-competitive bundling of Internet Explorer with Windows.[1]

Netscape was discontinued and support for all Netscape browsers and client products was terminated on March 1, 2008.[2]

In 2024, AOL brought back the browser in name only as a Chromium fork.[3]


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  1. ^ Dunn, Kent. "The First Great Internet Browser War". TopTenReviews. Archived from the original on 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2014-09-04.
  2. ^ "Home :: The Netscape Archive". Archived from the original on 2007-06-30. Retrieved 2006-09-29.
  3. ^ "Netscape ISP Homepage". isp.netscape.com. Retrieved 2024-11-20.

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