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title: "Netscape 8 Beta Review" date: 2005-03-05 20:07 status: published description: > The latest developments in the ugly web browser scene

links:

• url: http://browser.netscape.com/nsb/
  title: "Netscape Browser" rel: related type: text/html

<p>
Since <a href="http://blakeross.com/index.php?p=68" title="The more things change... (Blake Ross on Firefox and Beyond)">all the cool kids</a> <a href="http://www.glazman.org/weblog/dotclear/index.php?2005/03/04/903-ns-8-beta-review" title="NS 8 Beta review (Glazblog)">are doing it</a>, I decided to have a look at the latest Netscape 8 beta. </p>
<p>
After installing, the <q>Import Settings and Data From</q> dialogue appeared much like with Firefox (only uglier) and I chose to import settings from Firefox 1.0. This was the result: </p>
<object data="/netscapeeightbetareview/crash.png" type="image/png">
<blockquote>
<h2>netscape.exe</h2>
<p>
<strong>netscape.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the incovenience.</strong>
</p>
<p>
If you were in the middle of something, the information you were working on might be lost. </p>
</blockquote>
</object>
<p>
Oh well. </p>