It's official ... AOL, which owns Netscape, is now going to integrate Netscape into its AOL software. They're switching from Microsoft's Internet Explorer after years of use to, in my opinion, a much better browser.

A lot of people are complaining. They don't like AOL. They think this switch to Netscape is a bad thing, especially for Web developers.

Hey, I don't like AOL either, for any number of reasons.

But the fact remains that over 30,000,000 people use AOL. That's roughly 30% of the online population.

That's one very large 800 pound gorilla.

And when that gorilla starts using a different browser as the default, then Web developers better take notice.

Or they're going to be covered in gorilla poo.