14 Remaining Netscape Users Rejoice Over Release of Netscape 6
The worldâs 14 remaining users of the Netscape browser exulted this week over the release of Netscape 6, the first new version of the browser in two years, and a product Netscape executives predicted would blow away Microsoftâs Internet Explorer âif this were 1997.â âThis is a great browser, and I think if everyone werenât already using Explorer, they would definitely switch to this,â said Netscape user Brian Calistano of Brisbane, Australia. âI am definitely downloading this baby, and Iâll use it, too, if Explorer crashes or something.âTo solidify its market position, Netscape senior vice president Jim Martin announced a âmajorâ partnership with Apple Computer to have Netscape 6 installed on all new Apple machines, a move that Martin boasted would really break Microsoftâs stranglehold on the browser market, âif this were, say, 1984.â