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Despite great potential, and powerful backing by Microsoft, Internet Explorer 3.0 can't quite manage to overcome Netscape Navigator's product maturity in the betas I examined. Navigator once again wins our Recommended seal of approval, although the margin between these two excellent browsers gets narrower with every interim release.
Navigator's market share--more than 80 percent at press time--translates into a greater offering of plug-in utilities, Navigator-tuned sites and advanced features. Microsoft, however, continues to slip IE features into its operating systems and applications, and its price (free) beats even the steep discounts you'll find for Navigator. Coupled with Explorer's growing richness as a development platform, Netscape's advantage could disappear by year's end.
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Netscape Navigator 3.0
Note: This is beta software
Price: $49
Pros: Ease of use; universality; advanced features
Cons: Standalone application
Platforms: Windows 95, 3.1x, NT
WinMag Box Score: 4.5
Netscape Communications
800-638-7483, 415-254-1900
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0
Note: This is beta software
Price: free/downloadable
Pros: Growing application/op sys integration; ease of use
Cons: Relative immaturity; fewer extensions
Platforms: Windows 95, 3.1x
WinMag Box Score: 4.0
Microsoft Corp.
800-426-9400
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