Just as the noise surrounding Gbrowser takes off, now it is reported that AOL is readying a stand-alone browser of its own.
In a surprising departure, the AOL Browser will be based on Internet Explorer and not the Netscape browser engine. The IE-based browser will have features not currently offered such as tabbed browsing and "tear-off" tabs where a tabbed window can be torn off into a new window. A pop-up blocker will also be included (not so much a surprise).
I think the biggest story behind this is that this new browser is the result of an antitrust settlement between America Online and Microsoft, AOL has the option to use Internet Explorer technology royalty-free for six more years.
Now the question is just begging to be asked. What happens to a browser in a browserless system such as Longhorn? Anybody want some 5-1/4" floppy disks?
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