AOL (which owns Netscape) is now testing a version of Netscape’s browser to replace Internet Explorer as its interface. While this could have made a difference a few years ago, it is unlikely to touch off a new round of the browser wars now – instead it will just annoy web designers who will now have to make sure their sites cater to Netscape’s preferences as well as IE’s if they are going to be presented to AOL’s vast customer base in a good light.
Of course, in principle web designers shouldn’t rely on browser specific standards, so this discipline should be good for them…
