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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish24•2 years agoFun fact, Firefox used to be called… Netscape… Yeah… Let’s see how many miklenials are in here!
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•2 years agoI’ve just browsed with Netscape. But did not know this fact.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years agoI’ve been corrected that it is a branch off of, not a direct evolution of, Netscape.
minus-squareSokathHisEyesOpenlinkfedilinkEnglish10•2 years agoAnd remember what happened when Microsoft tried to kill Netscape? That needs to happen again, but against Google.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish21•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.
Fun fact, Firefox used to be called… Netscape… Yeah… Let’s see how many miklenials are in here!
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.
And remember what happened when Microsoft tried to kill Netscape? That needs to happen again, but against Google.
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.