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November 18, 2004

Browsers update: Firefox and IE move on

It seems that Internet Browser software has continued to be a major battlefield between the big corporations, and today is no exception.

For a start, Netscape yesterday confirmed reports that it's producing an updated browser for AOL based on firefox technology. AOL is hinting that the version it releases will have a number of additional features installed by default.

Meanwhile, the Mozilla Firefox homepage now focuses very prominently the Google search bar, effectively setting up a war standard that Google will patronise the open source movement in browser software.

Today Microsoft reacted by suggesting that they will seriously consider releasing updates for Internet Explorer - a move Microsoft have been trying to avoid because it promises to adversely affect Microsoft's already long-delayed Longhorn software development, where a new updated Internet Explorer were planned for release.

Posted by brian_turner at November 18, 2004 03:34 PM

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