Since the browser war at the end of the last century, Netscape was completely lost to Microsoft IE browser, and the Netscape, which was almost did not find the chance of turning over. Even more and more users have forgotten the existence of Netscape, and many new netizens do not know what Netscape is. Just the 10th anniversary of Netscape, the industry has passed the AOL intention to re-create the Netscape browser brand. The release of this news may be the best gift for the 10th anniversary of Netscape, but now I can only count the Netscape, which is a resilient, facing Microsoft IE browser, and Mozilla, Firefox , Opera, Safari, many "small opponents" competition, will you find the chance of turning over?
10th anniversary of Netscape Birth
October 13 is the 10th anniversary of Netscape browser. In this special anniversary, Netscape is not flowers and applause, but just a online celebration of how many people pay attention to. The winner is the king of the defeat, this is the reality facing Netscape. After defeating Microsoft IE, now I have already known a Netscape browser now, although Netscape has been alive, although Netscape is still alive.
Of course, it is not all everywhere for Netscape. Although Netscape has long been, a Netscape may gain new news, how much gives Netscape 10th Anniversary Day, which makes it a bit gratifying and supporting users who support Netscape browser. According to reports, AOL has recently intended to re-create the brand of Netscape.
Reporting claims that AOL has been to complete the development of the new Netscape browser and the construction of the portal, and is expected to be launched in January 2005 in December 2005. Although AOL refuses to disclose the detailed function of the new Netscape browser, the sources revealed that the new version of Netscape is completely different from the IE technology-based browsers developed. Netscape browser is one of the most legendary brands in the history of Internet development, whether the AOL still wants to recover Netscape's former shortcomings worthy.
Despite the formal confirmation of AOL, AOL spokesperson Andrew Weinstein said Netscape is still one of the most valuable brands and products in the Internet field. Netscape team is doing our utmost Use these advantages to give Netscape brand and products in new vitality. The words of Anderson Weinstein, more or less confirmed that AOL should re-create a report of Netscape brand.
At the same time, the report also made a lot of accidents, as it took hundreds of original Netscape engineers a year ago. In addition, there have been reports in early October that AOL is developing a Microsoft IE-based AOL Browser browser based on its own brand. And when Netscape, Netscape, Netscape, is also unusual, and the Netscape browser is upgraded to version 7.2. At the same time, this update was more than a year from Netscape 7.1 in July 2003, and it was also two years after the release of Netscape 7.0 from August 29, 2002.
In April 1993, the National Super Application Software Research Center (NCSA), the University of Illinois, has developed a Mosaic browser, making the Internet be truly popular. Later SGI's founder JIM CLARK went money to invest in Mosaic, Netscape Communications also was born. However, in order to avoid controversy in intellectual property, newly established Netscape has rewritten the MOSAIC browser program and rename it as Netscape browser. That is, the Netscape browser is developed based on the world's first web browser MOSAIC. On October 13, 1994, the Netscape browser after the first edition referral was officially born. From the program itself, the Netscape browser that has just been born 10th anniversary, with Mosaic, or even Netscape program, has long been almost no different. This is because Microsoft later acquired Spyglass and launched the IE browser, Netscape was always disadvantages in market and technology, so there was a second time to rewrite the procedure.
After Netscape is launched, it will quickly have a highly praised by its powerful features, friendly user interface, and become a big browser. In 1995, Netscape browser has brought the entire browser market when Netscape browser's stock market, just like the market status of Microsoft IE browser today. In 1998, Netscape was also difficult to find difficult with Microsoft in the browser market, and even Netscape, Netscape, in early 1999, also occupying 32% of the global browser market share.
However, now, with the quiet rise of Firefox, Safari, Opera, we have even can't even find specific data for Netscape market share. Netscape has not yet fallen, completely declined, even the release of Netscape 7.2 updated in August, is also unusually low-key, low-key or even Netscape users feel suffocating. Indeed, now there is almost no one to say how much Netscape's market share is 1%, maybe not. From the nobles to the forgotten, Netscape used the short ten years. And everything comes from the browser battle between Netscape and Microsoft's two companies.
Netscape's decline
When the Netscape browser launched, Microsoft also launched its own Internet Explorer browser in October 1994. However, at that time, Microsoft was busy giving their own Windows 95 operating system, and even Microsoft did not foresee the rapid arrival of the network era. In Microsoft's strategy, IE is just a normal application it released.
On August 24, 1995, Microsoft officially issued a Windows 95 operating system. The Windows 95 is released after the end of the market, causing widespread concern in the market. However, the network has developed rapidly in the next few months and quickly became a hot spot in the industry. At this time, Netscape has developed rapidly with the network of spring breeze, and the market share has climbed to more than 70%. At this time, Microsoft's feeling of his strategy, and vigorously turned his tide, quickly adjusted his Internet business strategy, and took Microsoft to the wide avenue of the Internet.
In November 1995, Microsoft released IE 2 browser. IE 2 although there is no Netscape is easy to use, it is a free software, while Netscape is charged, which makes Microsoft use the free strategy, quickly lap on the browser market. It belongs to its own site. In October 1997, Microsoft bundled its IE browser with the Windows operating system, launched an operating system upgrade version called Windows 97. With this approach, Microsoft makes IE to expand rapidly in the browser market and gradually exceed Netscape. In January 1998, the US Department of Justice conducted an investigation on Microsoft's Internet business strategy. At the same time, Netscape has also begun to provide users with your own browser software, I hope to take the opportunity to take back the lost market share and reshape the boss of the browser market. On June 25, 1998, Microsoft released a new generation of operating system Windows 98, eventually achieved perfect integration with IE browser. Since then, the Microsoft IE browser occupies the upper wind in the competition with Netscape, and Netscape begins in the position of passive beating.
On November 24, 1998, AOL acquired Netscape for $ 4.2 billion. Now, when AOL acquires Netscape in a high price! Moreover, because the network foam has caused the remaining wave of stocks to rise, the actual acquisition cost of AOL far exceeds $ 4.2 billion, which ultimately close to $ 9 billion! But this investment does not actually bring any benefits to AOL. However, more unfortunately, after AOL acquisition of Netscape, Netscape is almost unregistered in the browser market. Until November 2000, the new version of Netscape 6 was launched, while in the past two years, the Netscape browser upgrade has been behind Microsoft's IE browser.
Microsoft uses the WINDOWS operating system to sweep the world, and Netscape's market share is gradually decline. At the beginning of 1999, the market share of the Netscape browser fell from more than 70% of the peak period and fell to 32%. Of course, Netscape is still a giant on the browser market. But in 2001, Netscape's market share fell by 13%; on August 26, 2002, the Netscape browser's market share was only 3.4%, and the lowest record of history was created. It can be said that Netscape at this time is almost completely defeated by Microsoft IE browser.
Netscape is obviously not willing to defend. On August 29, 2002, Netscape launched Netscape 7.0 browser, which was also seen by industry insiders as the last challenge of Netscape, challenged Microsoft IE browser. However, although Netscape has part of the hardware users who support his hardcore, it has also been reversed to become a reality.
The less getting the Netscape, and the Netscape Company and the AOL-Times Warner will force the edge of persistence and give up. AOL-Times Warner was subjected to a strain of 300 people in the Internet department in December 2002, which was hit by the Netscape department. On July 15, 2003, AOL was cut again, 50 employees participating in browser development in Netscape, to cooperate with the implementation of Mozilla Open Source Browser. The number of employees is constantly being cut, and it is a big setback on Netscape.
Another major blow suffering from Netscape, is AOL and Microsoft's big reconciliation. In January 2002, Netscape filed a lawsuit to the Washington Federal Court, accused Microsoft in the browser war in the 1990s, hurt Netscape with illegal means, and requested Microsoft to compensate for huge economic losses. Because Microsoft is in the case of free IE browser with the Windows operating system, the whale is swallowed in the market share of Netscape. Netscape also seeks the court ban on the court to prevent Netscape from being re-monopoly, recovering the competition of the browser market, and allowing other various software to compete with Microsoft operating system in the personal computer market. However, this law is ending with the reconciliation between Microsoft and AOL-Times Warner. On May 29, 2003, Microsoft and AOL-Times Warner jointly announced that Microsoft pays $ 750 million to AOL-Times Warner to reach a consensus on anti-monopoly lawsuits, and both parties also agree to extensive cooperation on their respective products. In addition, AOL has also available licenses for 7 years of technology for IE browser technology. Although NetScap has an unlimited, Netscape in AOL is fell all the way, even becomes a chicken rib. Can Netscape still start in Dongshan?
Although the Netscape has been in the NETSCAPE, it has to be alive in a small corner, but Netscape is still one of the most legendary brands in the history of Internet development, and is still the most valuable brand and products in the Internet. one. AOL now to re-create the brand of the Netscape browser. On the one hand, it is natural to maintain this already faded brand is not completely forgotten by the user. The other party may also be the achievement of Firefox to re-ignite AOL to the browser. interest.
In fact, Microsoft has already changed significantly after the IE browser has experienced a monopoly in the browser market. Many people think that if Netscape is defeated, but the current browser technology will be more excellent with IE. Since Microsoft lost the competitive pressure that forced him to continue to innovate, the browser's research and development was accomplished a few years ago, no one worked. If Microsoft is still only trailing in Netscape, the IE browser will become a more excellent product than now.
But the truth is that because there is no competitor, the Microsoft IE browser has not been fully updated for 3 years. Microsoft's recent complete version of IE 6.0 is already a matter of August 2001. In 2003, Microsoft interrupted the McKin Tower version of the browser and said it no longer launched an independent version of IE. In August this year, Microsoft also issued IE security features in the SP2 service package, but only Windows XP users can enjoy these improvements.
The web development community is increasingly thinking that the IE upgrade speed is too slow to hinder innovation. Web Developer Robert Dumas said that IE has not been fully upgraded for three years, while other browsers have been upgraded in the last 6 months, Microsoft should not let their own browsers become One of the worst function.
IE browser is less updated, as well as the security issues that IE continuously exposed, which promote some industry experts and organizations suggest that users use other browsers and give browsers such as Firefox, Opera, Apple Safari. Provide opportunities to expand their own survival space. According to the report released by the market research institution, the market share of IE since the second half of this year begins to decline.
Now, with the rise of open source browsers, the global browser market has once again emits competitive sparks. But at this moment, Netscape has been frustrated. After years, Netscape, which has been bullied by Microsoft, and after being overlooked by AOL, in recent years, Netscape has been brave and almost become a browse. The waiter in the market, the status is not as good as the show, Opera, Safari. In the face of this scene, people can't help but ask Netscape and can you come to Dongshan? Michael Gartenberg, Jupiter, believes that Netscape has been one of the most powerful brands on the Internet, but Netscape has gradually lost the glory of the past few years. In the age of "Netscape", it is no longer known to "Netscape", and it is quite difficult to reinvigorate for the past.
Jon Mittelhauser, one of the Netscape browser, one of Mosaic five founding developers, also believes that Netscape browser's revival is in love, and said that when there is a serious threat, Microsoft has enough resources to defend its monopoly. . Jon Mittelhauser said "This will not succeed. I sincerely hope that they can succeed, but I think they have not learned the lesson of the past." "Microsoft won the browser battle reason is that its budget is more than any company. Browser The reason is that Microsoft has not been challenged. "Mittelhauser said," I expect someone to challenge Microsoft, so that it will invest in the browser, but no one can catch Microsoft to catch up with the browser. The status of the browser. If you feel At the pressure, Microsoft will increase investment again, and fight any challenger. "
Although Microsoft has been ruled by the monopoly regulations, the browser market is monopolized by combating the Netscape browser, but there are also the reasons for the soldiers of Netscape companies, and attribute to Netscape's own strategic and technical mistakes. . Chris Houck, one of the Netscape founding engineers, said that although people can complain that Microsoft's unfair competition, the same man can also say that Netscape is changing in the competition strategy, and eventually leads to the last Jiangshan.
Analysts believe that because Microsoft IE has stagnated in the past three years, and a certain extent of Firefox has re-ignited AOL to the browser. Jupiter's analyst Gartenberg said that interesting is that the current focus is no longer a brand of Netscape, but Firefox. There is no doubt that Firefox is one of the most interested products in the browser field since 1999. AOL may wish to re-existing Netscape brand's former brilliant brilliant with Firefox.
The browser will go to the extinction?
Now, the web browser market is quietly set off a new competition, although the current situation is not as fierce in Netscape and Microsoft IE. However, provocating this war is not a commercial browser manufacturer, but the development of the browser open source organization, accurately, is the Mozilla Foundation.
Mozilla is launched on September 14th, the Firefox browser is launched. After opening, the number of downloads is more than 100,000, and the number of downloads within 6 days of September 19 broke through 100,000 times, and As of 19, the number of downloads on October 19 has exceeded 5.2 million, and the promotion is quite a speed! The success of Firefox 1.0 makes companies, including Nokia, is also very interested, many industry people even think that Firefox may eaten Microsoft's IE browser market. The founder of Netscape is more appreciated by Firefox and believes that the Firefox browser will make a threat to the monopoly position of the Microsoft IE browser with Safari. Now AOL will regret it, because Netscape has "Netscape" with "Nursery", which is a Mozilla Foundation, but AOL has not been able to catch up with the Mozilla Foundation.
Mozilla's name, from the front MOSAIC browser of the Netscape browser, combined with the Japanese monster movie Gozilla. In 1998, Netscape established a Mozilla Open Source Browser Development Team, which publication made Mozilla source code. It is intended to be a new set of new, enough to threaten a new, enough to threaten the new, enough to threaten Microsoft IE according to ready-made procedures. New technology for browsers. In November 2000, Netscape has finally launched Netscape 6.0, which is the first set of browsers written according to Mozilla source code, Mozilla technology has also begun to become the foundation of other open source browsers.
However, Mozilla launches the plan of the open source version of the browser, and it is quite bumpy all the way. From June 2002, the official version of Mozilla 1.0 browser finally came out, and then launched a version 1.1 Mozilla at the end of August 2002. In the next time, the Mozilla browser has gradually improved in quality, but with this same time the program code is getting more bloated. Apple's computer is also bloated by the program code, and the Mozilla browser is abandoned in January 2003, and the technology provided by the KHTML open source program is changed to develop Safari browsers for their own Mac. In order to take out more light, fast browsers, Mozilla Foundation launched a slimming program, ready to launch another independent browser, which is finally named "Firefox".
Deadly, Microsoft and AOL-Times Warner announced the reconciliation, AOL quickly peeled the Mozilla project in July 2003 and became a non-profit group called Mozilla Foundation. At that time, many industry experts believe that Mozilla technology has come to the end, and Mozilla browsers will be forgotten by people. However, the development of the next thing is to make people down on the glasses, and the Mozilla Foundation has made smaller, faster, safer, and prevents pop-up advertisements with the help of other corporate programmers, and thousands of volunteers around the world. Funfox Firefox.
The problem is that how long can the firefox's red fire? How much is AOL wants to re-create Netscape browser? Because there is now a critical voice pointed out that Microsoft is realizing an ancient prophecy, that is, Microsoft hugs and expands the ultimate goal of browser features, is to eliminate browsers. "The skin is not deprecated, the hair will be attached", when the user no longer needs to rely on the browser to internet, Microsoft IE and Firefox, Safari, Netscape are all of the browsers, what existed?
Although Microsoft insisted that it does not reduce the interest of the browser, Microsoft has also strongly denying the views of the browser, and thinks that their IE upgraded version is not launched, it is reflecting Microsoft in the next generation of browser The work put into the development. But industry people pointed out that as long as Microsoft's plan is successful, it will bring the browser into a new application area, which is completely transcending all the current browsers. Since these new features have only the next version of the Windows operating system Longhorn users can enjoy, the browser feature is expected to be the maximum reason for the user upgrade operating system. IE has been praised by compliance with standards, but now it has been attacked by network developers. Microsoft has long insisted that the browser is not a separate part of the software, but is just a function of the Windows operating system. In Longhorn, the browser feature will be deeply embedded in the application, which is not far to confirm that the browser is just the status of the Windows interface, not the core of the computer experience. Some experts pointed out that Microsoft hopes to see the development of rich applications to the user, and Microsoft does not have the entire Internet, but Microsoft has a desktop. (Tianji network section)
