New Netscape embraces Firefox, IE

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I never thought I’d see the day that Netscape would use Internet Explorer’s engine. Never in my wildest geek dreams. Apparently, it has happened:

As of 8 a.m. PST Tuesday, Netscape fans were test-driving a prototype Netscape browser that runs on two different browsing engines: the Mozilla Foundation’s Gecko engine, which powers up the Mozilla, Firefox and older Netscape browsers, and Microsoft’s Internet Explorer engine, which many consider the de facto Web standard.

It’s actually a pretty good idea. Too bad Firefox doesn’t have this capability.

Read: CNET News.com

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Mack is on a mission to change the world through code and prose. An entrepreneurial journalist based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Mack is the co-founder of Taproot Publishing, a digital publishing company that helps communities understand themselves better.

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