09-21-2003, 10:30 PM
Quark,Sep 21 2003, 05:10 PM Wrote:First off, when anyone says "Netscape" they're not talking about Mozilla. Netscape 6+ may use Mozilla code, but that's a pointless observation. Netscape 6.x was using beta Mozilla code, the Mozilla developers specifically said it wasn't ready. Netscape 7.x used stable, Mozilla 1.0, code but took out the best feature and added in a bunch of crap to go with it. Netscape != Mozilla, and most mozilla developers are quite happy to finally be rid of AOL/Netscape.Sorry, I should have dated my comment, as I first started (and then stopped) using netscape back in the late 90s, when Netscape == Mozilla. I am well aware that they have taken diffrent paths, and I have tried them on occassion and have been less than impressed.
As to your comment about paying for my OS...yes, I paid for my copy of XP-Pro.
Do I think it's wrong for them to want money for their browser? No. But I have a hard time shelling out money for an inferior (in my opinion) product, where better products exist, and for no additional money. It's like paying $.50 for a store brand soda, when Coca-Cola is giving sodas away for free. (I realize Coke doesn't actually do this)
Ideally I'd be either using Mozilla for Linux, or Konqueror or one of the other Linux browsers, but I hate dual booting, and my DII & RCT2 addictions prevent me from switching back over to Linux. Someday I'll get a 2nd system, so I can have my WinBox for Games/DVDs (the other reason I don't switch) and a LinuxBox for Web Applications