The Bottom Line
If you use Internet Explorer, you might want to give Netscape 7 a look. It offers all of the features, plus better support for XML technologies.
Pros
- Many of the same features as Mozilla 1
- Many integrated features like ICQ and AIM
- Supports XHTML, XML, CSS, and more
Cons
- Interface fairly crowded
- Pop-up blocker not included
Description
- AOL's latest version of Netscape - based on the gecko rendering engine.
- Supports XHTML, XML, CSS1, and some CSS2.
- Integrated with AIM and ICQ.
- Spinner.com is integrated right into the toolbar.
- Tabbed browsing makes it easy to open multiple Web pages all in one window.
- Unlike Mozilla, Netscape 7 doesn't come with a pop-up blocker, but you can download one.
- You can use skins to make it look how you want it to look, but you can't use the skins for Mozilla.
- Free for download.
Guide Review - Netscape 7
Netscape has finally pulled itself up and provided customers with a good version of their browser. Netscape 6 was something of a disappointment, but Netscape 7 makes up for it. My biggest complaint is that the interface is really crowded. There are so many features integrated into the toolbar that it gets challenging to remember what I'm doing. But it does have most of the features I love about Mozilla, including the tabbed browsing, fast page rendering, and support for advanced technologies. But it doesn't come with pop-up blocking. You can get this separately. If you use AIM or ICQ you will like their integration into the browser. Netscape 7 is a good return of Netscape into the browser landscape.
