New Netscape Browser Neutral on Search

The newest Netscape browser combines the best features from Microsoft Corp.’s Internet Explorer and the Mozilla Foundation’s Firefox but no longer tries to commandeer all search traffic to its own engine.America Online Inc.’s Netscape 8.0 now uses Google as the default search engine. A test version of the free browser had used the Netscape engine. Out Thursday, Netscape 8.0 also lets users choose AskJeeves, and AOL says it is in talks with Yahoo as well. Netscape also switches the placement of the boxes into which users type in search terms and Web addresses. Recognizing the growing use of search for navigation, the search box now has the more prominent spot on the left. For more on this click here.

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