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| <b> Web Browser </b>|| Netscape Navigator | | <b> Web Browser </b>|| Netscape Navigator | ||
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| <b> Current Version </b> || 9. | | <b> Current Version </b> || 9.0b3 | ||
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| <b> Future Version </b> || TBD | | <b> Future Version </b> || TBD | ||
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=== Direction === | === Direction === | ||
*Netscape Navigator 9 is a standalone browser | |||
**different from the suites created previously | |||
*shares its architecture with Mozilla technologies | |||
*currently working on a companion mail/news client to complement the Navigator browser | |||
=== Emphasis === | === Emphasis === | ||
*Similarity to Firefox | |||
**Firefox add-ons heavily advertised to work on Netscape | |||
**Netscape add-ons available for Firefox | |||
**Advertise you can use Mozilla help for Netscape | |||
=== Features === | === Features === | ||
*Navigator 9 can be run alongside Netscape browser 7.x and 8.x | |||
*you can download any version of Netscape browsers from their archive (link: http://browser.netscape.com/downloads/archive) | |||
*vote on stories submitted by others as you browse | |||
*URL correction – automatically correct common typos made in Web addresses | |||
*News menu lets you access the latest news at any time | |||
*Link Pad – holding area for interesting links that don’t merit bookmarking | |||
*Tracker – follow Netscape news from sidebar | |||
*Friends Activity Sidebar – monitor friends’ stories and comments | |||
*Sidebar – use the sidebar as a mini browser to keep a page in plain site | |||
*Sitemail – get near-instant notification of new sitemail messages | |||
=== Challenges === | === Challenges === | ||
*partnership with AOL has been challenging | |||
*currently, Netscape browsers have a very low market share | |||
*Navigator will have trouble differentiating itself positively from Firefox | |||
=== Strengths === | === Strengths === | ||
*many Firefox features are available on Netscape | |||
=== Weaknesses === | === Weaknesses === | ||
*unoriginal ideas give users little incentive to switch to Navigator | |||