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Netscape Navigator

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Netscape Navigator
Developer(s)Netscape
Initial release15 December 1994; 30 years ago (1994-12-15)[1]
TypeWeb browser

Netscape Navigator (or just Netscape) was a closed source web browser between 1994 to 1998. In 1999, they made it open source. It was first released in 1994. It was very popular during the 1990s until Internet Explorer gained more market share due to Microsoft bundling Internet Explorer with Windows 98. Netscape Communications Navigator Version 0.9B (Mosaic Netscape Navigator 0.9b) was released June 13, 1994 (at dejavu.org/1994win.htm Archived 2018-03-24 at the Wayback Machine). It was no longer supported on 1 March 2008.[2]

Versions

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The last version of Netscape Navigator was version 9.0.

References

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  1. "NETSCAPE CEO BARKSDALE'S DEPOSITION IN MICROSOFT SUIT (Text)". Bloomberg.com. 1998-10-21. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  2. Arrington, Michael (2007-12-28). "A Sad Milestone: AOL To Discontinue Netscape Browser Development". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2025-05-24.

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