Netscape will never see the light of the day again…

Netscape, the browser of choice for Internet users in the mid-to-late 90s, will finally be laid to rest by its current owners AOL. The browser, which failed to keep up with Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and then went through attempts to relaunch before becoming the inspiration for Mozilla Firefox, was quietly killed in the beginning of February. AOL announced it would cease support and development by the beginning of March this year.

Users who download version 9.0.0.6, which will be the last version product by AOL, will notice a message informing users of the date that support will end, and recommending that they switch to either Firefox or Flock.

Recent statistics show that Netscape is currently used by less than 0.8 percent of web surfers.

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