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minus-squareSendMePhotos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23arrow-down10·2 years agoFun fact, Firefox used to be called… Netscape… Yeah… Let’s see how many miklenials are in here!
minus-squareEssentialCoffee@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·2 years agoSort of. Netscape released the program’s source code and Firefox used that as a base, but it wasn’t like they took Netscape and just changed the name to Firefox like your comment implies. They were competing browsers for a while.
minus-squareSokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 years agoAnd remember what happened when Microsoft tried to kill Netscape? That needs to happen again, but against Google.
minus-squareFraeco@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoI’ve just browsed with Netscape. But did not know this fact.
minus-squareSendMePhotos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoI’ve been corrected that it is a branch off of, not a direct evolution of, Netscape.
Fun fact, Firefox used to be called… Netscape… Yeah… Let’s see how many miklenials are in here!
Sort of. Netscape released the program’s source code and Firefox used that as a base, but it wasn’t like they took Netscape and just changed the name to Firefox like your comment implies. They were competing browsers for a while.
Fair enough. My bad.
And remember what happened when Microsoft tried to kill Netscape? That needs to happen again, but against Google.
I’ve just browsed with Netscape. But did not know this fact.
I’ve been corrected that it is a branch off of, not a direct evolution of, Netscape.