Comments on: Netscape readies antiphishing browser

The browser promises to recognize sites with spyware or phishing software and to disable suspect technology.

[Peter Reaper]

Netscape is NOT #2 (Firefox is!)

> Netscape claims to be the No. 2 browser company

I thought that most tracker sites agreed that Mozilla's Firefox was by FAR the 2nd most used browser. This article seems to be trying to CREATE news by pretending Netscape isn't dead. Unfortunately, this poor "journalism" will lead some readers to use an inferior browser.

Firefox / Netscape 6+
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19.2% / 1.1%
http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp

4% / 2.83% (incl N6+ AND "other" Mozilla browsers!)
http://www.websidestory.com/pressroom/pressreleases.html?id=238

If you are interested in a secure and prperly developed browser, avoide Netscape and use firefox:

http://www.getfirefox.com/

[ivand67]

Dude, chill out!

Hey, if this version of Netscape can convert a few people from Microsoft's Internet $hitplorer, then great!

The main goal is to torture Microsoft... right? :D

And yes, Firefox is the best, but the last version of Netscape (7.2) is still years ahead of Internet Explorer - it has tabbed browsing and a lot of other features that IE doesn't have because Microsoft stopped developing once IE made it to 95% market share.

[lewissalem]

netscrap.

is bloatware.

[aglennon]

New Netscape

I remember using Netscape 1.0 and used newer versions for years UNTIL the popup windows, the embedded installation of Real_____ & embedded Messenger became too much. This was a Real turnoff, especially when we didn't seem to have the choice during installation to NOT install these extras with Netscape (some items were grayed-out; unable to uncheck). Anything involving Real just trashes the registry. Have you ever uninstalled a Real app, then looked at the registry? It's a mess and inexcusable.

I also recall increasingly difficult times during subsequent installations. After clicking through numerous installation prompts for 15 minutes, a file would be corrupt causing it to abort. Or having to make several attempts to download a "complete" clean version (the installation package became too big to download on a dialup).

Since we're on the Netscape subject, maybe they'll revamp their website's navigation, too! It has been very difficult, even today, to find a particular download on their website.

Netscape became bloated and bogged down, so I switched to Mozilla and have used it ever since. If Netscape wants to overhaul the browser and make it run more efficient (and safer), more power to them. But don't force the "extras" down our throats. If we already have AIM, don't make us install it AGAIN with the browser (and don't leave pieces of AIM in Netscape when we said NOT to install it!). And please, do something about all the popup windows. If it's cleaned up and doesn't bog down PC resources, I might try a new version. Good Luck Netscape!