As I’m writing there is word from his official blog that its all done, J-Cal is out, and the NYT did, in fact, get it right.
(Therefore, I’ll take a second to humbly eat my words … MMmmmmm! Crow!)
Muhammad also spoke to Mr. Calacanis himself over at themulife.com where I actually heard it first that his stint as head cheerleader and netscaper is over!
Will this move be a lateral one? A vertical one? Or just straight out? I guess everyone will have to tune into that Gillmor Gang podcast.
UPDATE: Who is going to take J-Cal’s place? Will it be Peter Rojas?
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Will it be Peter Rojas? The short answer is no. What does Rojas know about Netscape? He is Weblogs Inc, I would bet on someone from within Netscape, either management, the development team, or one of the Anchors.
No, in all likeliness it will not be a Navigator.
Like I mentioned above, the answer is not Rojas. Read more here:
http://www.sampletheweb.com/2006/11/22/full-steam-ahead-with-netscapecom/
C.K. will be leading Netscape now that Jason is gone.
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