Christian Biesinger typed: > Netscape Basher wrote: > >> And I've noticed you can't name one single meaningful advantage >> Netscape 6.21 has over IE 6.0 >> >> No killfilter on usenet? That is a big issue. > > > Well... it is a bit annoying, but "big issue"? no. > >> High memory usage? That is a big issue. > > > Not in my opinion. > >> Abandonment of theme development on 6.2.1? Shitting on users > > > Pardon?? You call it "shitting on users" providing five themes for a > browser?
Considering Netscape hasn't made single one available for months. Opera gives dozens of themes. > >> Giving you a worthless version of Real Player? That is a big issue > > > Which version does Netscape come with? > > But anyway, if you want a newer one, don't install the one distributed > with Netscape, but get it from real.com. This is not at all a big issue. End users shouldn't have to do this and it is a big deal with modem users, which are the majority of users. Get in touch with the general internet crowd. > >> Having to register it? That is a big issue > > > You don't have to register it. Oh, and that lovely pop-up box is just there to please us? > >> Mega problems with Communicator moving their settings to it? That is a >> big issue > > > I have never had such a problem with Mozilla, can't speak about Netscape. Read all the problems with it in this newsgroup. It's a problem > >> And the fact it's been four years and STILL no 1.0 Mozilla version, >> and the roadmap continues to be moved back. > > > My personal guess is that 1.0 will be released in April, as the roadmap > states. Go back and read the road map from two years ago. One year ago. 0.9.9 is behind schedule. > >> And the fact more bugs are being found than fixed. > > > Most "new found bugs" are really either already known or requests for > enhancements. Not according to their own statistics. More bugs are being assigned than fixed. > >> It's taken the Mozilla folks four years and still not a full version >> of Mozilla yet. > > > Every day a full version of Mozilla is made available. > >> Another sneaky Netscape trick, it sneaks web.aol.com as a trusted site >> in MS Internet Explorer making it override your default settings for >> all sites. > > > Does it? I don't know. But Mozilla definitely does not do this. > Mozilla is not an end-product, it is a beta product, has been for four years now.
