Back in 1995, the company’s eponymous Web browser enjoyed an 80 percent market share of the Web-surfing audience. That’s a far cry from Netscape’s glory years. But what’s interesting about the news that Netscape will de-emphasize browser development is how little reaction it’s provoked from the public. Reuters reported thatĪOL Time Warner had decided to reposition its Netscape unit as a media company.Ī high-tech company changing its focus is hardly uncommon, especially these days. If you need any proof that the days when Netscape was synonymous with the World Wide Web are long gone, look no further than a story about the browser developer that hit the newswires earlier this month.
