Andreesen Offers New Browser 'Rockmelt' 185
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from the that-poor-horse dept.
from the that-poor-horse dept.
DrHeasley writes "Rockmelt, available for the first time Monday, is built on the premise that most online activity today revolves around socializing on Facebook, searching on Google, tweeting on Twitter and monitoring a handful of favorite websites. It tries to minimize the need to roam from one website to the next by corralling all vital information and favorite services in panes and drop-down windows. 'This is a chance for us to build a browser all over again,' Andreessen said. 'These are all things we would have done (at Netscape) if we had known how people were going to use the Web.'"
Flock (Score:4, Informative)
Isn't there already a browser that does this that no one uses? Why create another browser for no one to use?
RockMelt only works if you have a Facebook account (Score:5, Informative)
facebook? (Score:4, Informative)
RockMelt only works if you have a Facebook account.
Ouch. With facebooks abysmal privacy record I am not going to use this browser.
Re:Flock (Score:5, Informative)
Well, maybe it's because Flock doesn't actually say what it fucking well does on its damn website [flock.com]. People, when making software, try to say what it does on the front page, or with a prominent link. Screenshots are a must. It flabbergasts me that the people at Flock could get this so colossally wrong.
Re:RockMelt only works if you have a Facebook acco (Score:2, Informative)
Mr. Andreesen,
Let me get this straight.
To get access to your browser beta, I need to let you:
Includes name, profile picture, gender, networks, user ID, list of friends, and any other information I've shared with everyone.
email me directly at xxx@xxx
post status messages, notes, photos, and videos to my Wall
This is what you've learned in 15 years? What happened to just a "Netscape Now!" button?
Re:You log in to RockMelt (Score:3, Informative)
It's not the first browser you log into. MSN Explorer was a piece of crap that required a log in too!