Comments on: Netscape: How The Mighty Have Fallen http://themoderatevoice.com/16831/netscape-how-the-mighty-have-fallen/ An Internet hub for moderates, centrists, and independents, with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, and right Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:50:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jim Satterfield http://themoderatevoice.com/16831/netscape-how-the-mighty-have-fallen/comment-page-1/#comment-109569 Jim Satterfield Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:33:14 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/society/business/consumerism/16831/netscape-how-the-mighty-have-fallen/#comment-109569 Ah, the software wars. Personally I haven't seen an open source IDE that comes close to Visual Studio. Borland is trying to resurrect themselves and I really, really wish them well but I already had gotten a good deal on a copy of VS from eBay before their "return". And...you've got to give Microsoft props for the Express line of products. Impute whatever motive you want to them, they still made a basic version of each of their .Net tools available for free download. Personally I try not to invest too much emotion in loyalty to or hatred for any software company. Though I have to admit a certain glee about the results of the whole SCO debacle. Ah, the software wars. Personally I haven’t seen an open source IDE that comes close to Visual Studio. Borland is trying to resurrect themselves and I really, really wish them well but I already had gotten a good deal on a copy of VS from eBay before their “return”. And…you’ve got to give Microsoft props for the Express line of products. Impute whatever motive you want to them, they still made a basic version of each of their .Net tools available for free download. Personally I try not to invest too much emotion in loyalty to or hatred for any software company. Though I have to admit a certain glee about the results of the whole SCO debacle.

]]> By: Chris http://themoderatevoice.com/16831/netscape-how-the-mighty-have-fallen/comment-page-1/#comment-109543 Chris Thu, 03 Jan 2008 19:54:35 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/society/business/consumerism/16831/netscape-how-the-mighty-have-fallen/#comment-109543 From their own webpage it's not very clear how much it costs. That's never a good sign. From their own webpage it’s not very clear how much it costs. That’s never a good sign.

]]> By: Rudi http://themoderatevoice.com/16831/netscape-how-the-mighty-have-fallen/comment-page-1/#comment-109542 Rudi Thu, 03 Jan 2008 19:46:55 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/society/business/consumerism/16831/netscape-how-the-mighty-have-fallen/#comment-109542 Cmon Chris whats wrong with being held hostage to Visual Studio.Net? What does that piece of cr## cost today with all the bells and whistles? Cmon Chris whats wrong with being held hostage to Visual Studio.Net? What does that piece of cr## cost today with all the bells and whistles?

]]> By: Chris http://themoderatevoice.com/16831/netscape-how-the-mighty-have-fallen/comment-page-1/#comment-109541 Chris Thu, 03 Jan 2008 19:35:04 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/society/business/consumerism/16831/netscape-how-the-mighty-have-fallen/#comment-109541 If Netscape had offered a better product, they wouldn't have been crushed quite so badly, even if Microsoft's size made their downfall inevitable. It seems to me that they used the antitrust lawsuits as a crutch and lost sight of actually improving their product. However, as a web developer, I will say that the worst nightmares of a Microsoft monopoly have occured. Development on IE stalled when there was no competition. It's a terrible platform to program for compared to Firefox or Opera. If Netscape had offered a better product, they wouldn’t have been crushed quite so badly, even if Microsoft’s size made their downfall inevitable.

It seems to me that they used the antitrust lawsuits as a crutch and lost sight of actually improving their product.

However, as a web developer, I will say that the worst nightmares of a Microsoft monopoly have occured. Development on IE stalled when there was no competition. It’s a terrible platform to program for compared to Firefox or Opera.

]]> By: Rudi http://themoderatevoice.com/16831/netscape-how-the-mighty-have-fallen/comment-page-1/#comment-109518 Rudi Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:28:46 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/society/business/consumerism/16831/netscape-how-the-mighty-have-fallen/#comment-109518 Firefox is open source and free, Netscape/AOL can't compete with open source and the malevolent giant IE/MS. Firefox is open source and free, Netscape/AOL can’t compete with open source and the malevolent giant IE/MS.

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