Comments on: It’s time to bury Netscape http://log.reflectivesurface.com/2003/06/09/its-time-to-bury-netscape/ Still powered by a contradiction in terms Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:26:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Ronaldo http://log.reflectivesurface.com/2003/06/09/its-time-to-bury-netscape/comment-page-1/#comment-162 Ronaldo Mon, 07 Jul 2003 22:56:37 +0000 http://log.reflectivesurface.com/2003/06/09/its-time-to-bury-netscape/#comment-162 I agree with your assessment. While I'd like to never see Netscape 4 again, I have a feeling I will be developing for it for many years yet -- especially in places with non-mainstream operational systems (like a huge bank here in Brazil that stardardized on OS/2). Internet Explorer 4 will be an even worse case as it was much more widely deployed than Netscape 4. Nonetheless, I hope that those browsers remain confined to controlled environments where you can fully use their strengths and work around their problems without having to bother with every other browser in existence, although I don't think the situation will be much different ten years from now with new web standards being only half-supported by the browsers in use then. :-) I agree with your assessment. While I’d like to never see Netscape 4 again, I have a feeling I will be developing for it for many years yet — especially in places with non-mainstream operational systems (like a huge bank here in Brazil that stardardized on OS/2). Internet Explorer 4 will be an even worse case as it was much more widely deployed than Netscape 4. Nonetheless, I hope that those browsers remain confined to controlled environments where you can fully use their strengths and work around their problems without having to bother with every other browser in existence, although I don’t think the situation will be much different ten years from now with new web standards being only half-supported by the browsers in use then. :-)

]]> By: MikeyC http://log.reflectivesurface.com/2003/06/09/its-time-to-bury-netscape/comment-page-1/#comment-161 MikeyC Sat, 05 Jul 2003 07:34:49 +0000 http://log.reflectivesurface.com/2003/06/09/its-time-to-bury-netscape/#comment-161 While I agree that its about time to forget about Netscape 4 support, I still see many copies installed in various locations which I find disapointing. I live in Toronto, and every Internet terminal at every branch of the public library I've been to has Netscape 4 installed. As well, the Sun boxes I've seen at UofT still have Netscape 4. It was such a widely deployed web browser and being the only available version of Netscape for so many years means that there are copies that will be lingering around for several more years. Some organizations have standardized on it and don't want to make the financial sacrifice of upgrading just yet. Its a big mess. While I agree that its about time to forget about Netscape 4 support, I still see many copies installed in various locations which I find disapointing. I live in Toronto, and every Internet terminal at every branch of the public library I’ve been to has Netscape 4 installed. As well, the Sun boxes I’ve seen at UofT still have Netscape 4. It was such a widely deployed web browser and being the only available version of Netscape for so many years means that there are copies that will be lingering around for several more years. Some organizations have standardized on it and don’t want to make the financial sacrifice of upgrading just yet. Its a big mess.

]]> By: Ronaldo http://log.reflectivesurface.com/2003/06/09/its-time-to-bury-netscape/comment-page-1/#comment-160 Ronaldo Fri, 13 Jun 2003 00:58:18 +0000 http://log.reflectivesurface.com/2003/06/09/its-time-to-bury-netscape/#comment-160 I will surely preach it! :-) I completely agree with your reasoning. I owe my early Web experience to Netscape 4, but it's past time we retire this honored Web hero. Soon it will be time to stop supporting Internet Explorer 4 as well as it's almost six years old as well. Unfortunately, it seems Microsoft won't be updating its browser so soon, so we will get stuck with inferior tools for a long time yet. Hopefully more people will start using Firebird and Mozilla forcing other companies to catch up with the Web standards. I will surely preach it! :-) I completely agree with your reasoning. I owe my early Web experience to Netscape 4, but it’s past time we retire this honored Web hero. Soon it will be time to stop supporting Internet Explorer 4 as well as it’s almost six years old as well. Unfortunately, it seems Microsoft won’t be updating its browser so soon, so we will get stuck with inferior tools for a long time yet. Hopefully more people will start using Firebird and Mozilla forcing other companies to catch up with the Web standards.

]]> By: kevin http://log.reflectivesurface.com/2003/06/09/its-time-to-bury-netscape/comment-page-1/#comment-159 kevin Thu, 12 Jun 2003 18:20:28 +0000 http://log.reflectivesurface.com/2003/06/09/its-time-to-bury-netscape/#comment-159 Amen. Preach it. I sometimes see NS3 in my site log files. No one codes sites to NS3 any more. It's time to do the same for NS4. Besides, if someone is using NS4, they have to know their browser is out of date. How could you not? Amen. Preach it.

I sometimes see NS3 in my site log files. No one codes sites to NS3 any more. It’s time to do the same for NS4.

Besides, if someone is using NS4, they have to know their browser is out of date. How could you not?

]]> By: Ronaldo http://log.reflectivesurface.com/2003/06/09/its-time-to-bury-netscape/comment-page-1/#comment-158 Ronaldo Thu, 12 Jun 2003 12:59:09 +0000 http://log.reflectivesurface.com/2003/06/09/its-time-to-bury-netscape/#comment-158 Not at all! Feel free to use it in whatever way you may need it. :-) Not at all! Feel free to use it in whatever way you may need it. :-)

]]> By: MeanDean http://log.reflectivesurface.com/2003/06/09/its-time-to-bury-netscape/comment-page-1/#comment-157 MeanDean Thu, 12 Jun 2003 06:36:34 +0000 http://log.reflectivesurface.com/2003/06/09/its-time-to-bury-netscape/#comment-157 Ronaldo, mind if I quote you copiously on my blog? Ronaldo, mind if I quote you copiously on my blog?

]]> By: Ronaldo http://log.reflectivesurface.com/2003/06/09/its-time-to-bury-netscape/comment-page-1/#comment-156 Ronaldo Thu, 12 Jun 2003 03:23:48 +0000 http://log.reflectivesurface.com/2003/06/09/its-time-to-bury-netscape/#comment-156 I'm trying to apply this very strategy at work. So far it's going nice, although no customer was very insistent. :-) I’m trying to apply this very strategy at work. So far it’s going nice, although no customer was very insistent. :-)

]]> By: John Topley http://log.reflectivesurface.com/2003/06/09/its-time-to-bury-netscape/comment-page-1/#comment-155 John Topley Wed, 11 Jun 2003 16:04:57 +0000 http://log.reflectivesurface.com/2003/06/09/its-time-to-bury-netscape/#comment-155 I couldn't agree more, we have to move on sometime! I couldn’t agree more, we have to move on sometime!

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