Netscape Navigator was succeeded by the Netscape Communicator suite.
Netscape Navigator is a discontinued proprietary web browser , and the original browser of the Netscape line , from versions 1 to 4.08 , and 9.x .. proprietary. proprietary software. Netscape. Netscape ( web browser ). It was the flagship product of the Netscape Communications Corp and was the dominant web browser in terms of usage share in the 1990s , but by 2002 its usage had almost disappeared .. Netscape. Netscape ( web browser ). flagship. flagship. Netscape Communications Corp. Netscape. usage share. Usage share of web browsers. This was primarily due to the increased usage of Microsoft 's Internet Explorer web browser software , and partly because the Netscape Corporation -LRB- later purchased by AOL -RRB- did not sustain Netscape Navigator 's technical innovation after the late 1990s .. Netscape. Netscape ( web browser ). Microsoft. Microsoft. Internet Explorer. Internet Explorer. AOL. AOL. The business demise of Netscape was a central premise of Microsoft 's antitrust trial , wherein the Court ruled that Microsoft Corporation 's bundling of Internet Explorer with the Windows operating system was a monopolistic and illegal business practice .. Netscape. Netscape ( web browser ). Microsoft. Microsoft. Internet Explorer. Internet Explorer. Microsoft Corporation. Microsoft Corporation. Windows operating system. Microsoft Windows. monopolistic. monopoly. The decision came too late for Netscape , however , as Internet Explorer had by then become the dominant web browser in Windows .. Netscape. Netscape ( web browser ). Internet Explorer. Internet Explorer. The Netscape Navigator web browser was succeeded by the Netscape Communicator suite in 1997 .. Netscape. Netscape ( web browser ). Netscape Communicator. Netscape Communicator. Netscape Communicator 's 4.x source code was the base for the Netscape-developed Mozilla Application Suite , which was later renamed SeaMonkey .. Netscape. Netscape ( web browser ). Netscape Communicator. Netscape Communicator. Mozilla Application Suite. Mozilla Application Suite. SeaMonkey. SeaMonkey. Netscape 's Mozilla Suite also served as the base for a browser-only spinoff called Mozilla Firefox .. Netscape. Netscape ( web browser ). Mozilla Firefox. Mozilla Firefox. The Netscape Navigator name returned in 2007 when AOL announced version 9 of the Netscape series of browsers , Netscape Navigator 9 .. Netscape. Netscape ( web browser ). AOL. AOL. Netscape Navigator 9. Netscape Navigator 9. On 28 December 2007 , AOL canceled its development but continued supporting the web browser with security updates until 1 March 2008 .. AOL. AOL. AOL allows downloading of archived versions of the Netscape Navigator web browser family .. Netscape. Netscape ( web browser ). AOL. AOL. AOL maintains the Netscape website as an Internet portal .. Netscape. Netscape ( web browser ). AOL. AOL. Internet portal. Web portal