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My thoughts on…Google Chrome

September 3rd 2008 -

Chances are you’re viewing my site using IE, Firefox, Opera or Safari. But now there’s a new browser on the block. I know. What’s new? But the big news is more on who created it than the browser itself. It was created by Google. Google Chrome is another part of Google’s effort to totally dominate the Internet. It’s been done in a clever way, ’cause if Google ever fulfils its goal and controls people’s browsing experience, they win the Internet! Micro$oft is probably wondering why they didn’t kill them when they had the chance. The company, not the owners. Then again… Well, to make my post more objective, I installed the browser. It was a rather fast process. When I started it up, I was pleased by the minimalistic interface. Only the essentials were there. When I typed in the search bar, it predicted my entry, even though I didn’t import my bookmarks from Firefox. It seems to me that it collects information from Google Search. Very nice.

Continuing, I decided to test its loading speed. I opened over a dozen tabs at once, then waited. They loaded much faster than I expected, faster than Firefox. I know, I know, I’ve committed blasphemy. But apparently I was right, because official tests have revealed that Chrome is 10-15 times faster than Firefox, Internet Explorer or Safari. I actual felt guilty for liking a browser other than Firefox. How could I face it when I know I had cheated? I didn’t find any flaws with it, but I began to miss the complexities of Firefox. Plus I don’t fully trust it in terms of security. It has great potential, but Google’s products are perpetually in beta. That being said, Chrome proably won’t go too far too fast, and by time it’s out of beta, the other browser’s would’ve caught up.

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4. My thoughts on…the IE7 bug
5. My thoughts on…Firefox 3.0 Beta 2

12 Responses on “My thoughts on…Google Chrome”

1. 
   Gordon Swaby Says:
   September 4th, 2008 at 4:35 am

   Commenting from it now, google’s way of introducing to us through a comic book concept was ingenious google is so cool and hip; http://google.com/googlebooks/chrome. But you know what’s REALLY cool, when you try and uninstall it they ask you “Was it something we said” http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/7848/55334208ze6.png (dugg) i’m such a nerd:P

2. 
   jdid Says:
   September 4th, 2008 at 3:23 pm

   I was intrigued by it yesterday but not so much to install. Seems to me google already has issues with passing out your browsing info so why let them control my browser itself. hell no

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3. 
   cyberpunk Says:
   September 4th, 2008 at 4:09 pm

   installed the second it was released love it so far but it definitely needs more work.

   cyberpunks last blog post..Get your self Some Chrome Playa

4. 
   JA-Kid Says:
   September 5th, 2008 at 11:00 am

   yea im not giving my whole browsing experience to narcs*i love that word* umm also adblock plus is my friend so more than likely iwont be sitching to google chrome nytime soon beta or otherwise but now ff needs to step up

5. 
   owen Says:
   September 5th, 2008 at 2:07 pm

   security is nothing more than a word to end users. its built on khtml. the other browsers are not going to catch up any time soon.

   owens last blog post..New Google WebBrowser Released Review (Technology)

6. 
   jdid Says:
   September 5th, 2008 at 4:17 pm

   still reading zero day and seems like there quite a few vulnerabilities in chrome though. take care

7. 
   Stunner Says:
   September 6th, 2008 at 7:50 pm

   “10-15 times faster than Firefox”, are you serious? Google really serious star! As you said, I too am skeptical about the security issues, but this is definitely one worth watching.

   Stunners last blog post..Girl You Make My Day - Pull it Up!

8. 
   Ricardo Says:
   September 8th, 2008 at 2:08 am

   I am curious to see how the final Google product holds up to the competition. Not only are they making a browser but they are getting into cell phone service as well. Google may indeed control the world one day.

   Ricardos last blog post..130

9. 
   ruthibelle Says:
   September 9th, 2008 at 9:25 pm

   Google is king. So says I. Y’all just dont know it yet. But I not giving up FF or IE… Tired of being the beta-guinea-pig… plus I not no techie! I dont mind being a tad behind the curve.

   Speed is always a good thing tho…

   ruthibelles last blog post..Scared Shitless

10. 
    mP Says:
    September 12th, 2008 at 10:27 am

    I had issues with it when I stalled it first a couple days ago. I got an error on opening the browser. Then that got resolved and I tried loading it from objectdock, no luck. I get an error on launching from the dock, not sure why. Anyway, as of now. I still prefer firefox and opera.

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11. 
    GC Says:
    September 17th, 2008 at 4:04 pm

    I heard it here first
    unbelievable
    thanks

    GCs last blog post..sit tight

12. 
    anon Says:
    October 13th, 2008 at 3:51 pm

    One thing I’ll mention - it has a lot of features that *really* can help the browser competition.

    The ‘browser task manager’ is brilliant, and a much needed feature in browsers, plus the way it isolates tabs and processes.
    They built the “V8″ javascript engine that appears to be a major step forward in terms of JS performance and stability, plus it’s open source so any browser can ‘plug it in’ and even create their own derivative works.
    Since it actually reduces JS into bytecode, I am actually considering using it for other embedded systems such as 3D graphic simulations.

    Since the whole project is open source, Firefox will benefit the most, and commercial close-source browsers (like IE) will have to reinvent the features or go OS themselves… so whether you use Chrome or not, it will have a very positive impact in the browser world.

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