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1. www.zdnet.com › article › the-rise-and-fall-of-netscapeThe rise and fall of Netscape | ZDNET

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   Mar 9, 2000 · AOL Products, run by former Netscape Senior Vice President and General Manager John Paul, is universally hailed by Netscape alums as a last vestige of the old Netscape technology...

2. www.npr.org › sections › alltechconsideredThe Big Internet Brands Of The '90s — Where Are They Now? - NPR

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   Jul 25, 2016 · Last year, Verizon bought another Internet pioneer, AOL (aka America Online) for $4.4 billion — complete with its ad targeting technology and content sites Huffington Post and TechCrunch.

3. www.digitaltrends.com › computing › aol-ends-supportAOL Ends Support for Netscape Browser | Digital Trends

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   Dec 31, 2007 · Netscape—the company, brand, and browser—were eventually purchased by AOL for some $4.2 billion back in 1998; now, almost ten years later, AOL has announced it will altogether cease support...

4. time.com › archive › 6734141AOL, You've Got Netscape | TIME

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   Dec 7, 1998 · The deal is relatively straightforward: in exchange for $4.2 billion (roughly 10%) worth of its high-flying (if arguably inflated) stock, AOL gets all of Netscape, right down to the last ...

5. www.fastcompany.com › 91123896 › what-netscape-canWhat Netscape can tell us about the modern Internet - Fast ...

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   Jun 19, 2024 · Netscape was already on a path to irrelevance when AOL acquired the company for $4.2 billion later that year, though it continued to ship new versions until 2008. (Its open-source code,...

6. www.adweek.com › what-ever-happened-to-netscapeWhat Ever Happened to Netscape? - Adweek

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   Jan 7, 2019 · Industry watchers say Netscape died with its acquisition by AOL for $4.2 billion in 1999 (chronicled in the National Geographic series Valley of the Boom). But the Navigator browser limped...

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   Is AOL products a last vestige of Netscape?

   • AOL Products, run by former Netscape Senior Vice President and General Manager John Paul, is universally hailed by Netscape alums as a last vestige of the old Netscape technology focus in the new company. All of the history, and all of the changes, begs one simple question.

   The rise and fall of Netscape | ZDNET

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   Why did AOL buy Netscape?

   • What AOL purchased was a recognizable brand name it could use to fight its battles. This became extremely clear when, in an attempt to fight off the threat of free Internet access in England, AOL launched "Netscape Online" as its competitive free ISP. All AOL used from Netscape -- the company back in Mountain View, Calif. -- was its name.

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   What happened to Netscape when AOL stepped in?

   • By the time AOL stepped in, Netscape had transformed from a Web browser and server software company into a hybrid of the Netcenter portal, enterprise and server software that basically provided e-commerce applications, and (oh yeah!) they still were (kinda sorta) a browser company. AOL cared about one part of Netscape: the Netcenter portal.

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   What happened to Netscape?

   • Most of the folks originally associated with Netscape are gone. Former CEO James Barksdale left to found his own venture capital firm, taking with him former Chief Financial Officer Peter Currie. Co-founder Marc Andreessen stayed on with AOL as chief technology officer before departing last fall to start his own company, Loudcloud.

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8. time.com › 3857628AOL at 30: The History of America Online, Founded in 1985 - TIME

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   May 22, 2015 · The backlash was echoed the following year when AOL picked up Netscape. The company faced more pushback from users when they switched from an hourly to a monthly pricing plan and launched a...