Google kicks ass in search. There’s no doubt there. It seems they are continually jumping into anything and everything they can, but nothing has really become as successful as their search product.
Now the talk is about their new open source web browser, Chrome. When I hear “Chrome”, I think of shiny metal on cars. I also think of a band I always dug back in the day called Catherine Wheel who put out an album called “Chrome”. Can Google recreate the word “Chrome” with a shiny, cool web browser? Tough road to climb.
I’m giving it a test run now and it will take some getting used to, but the initial look and feel is very ‘Google’; simple and clean. I’ll be waiting to hear of data collection claims by the smart people who will dissect the source code, but for now, I’ll use it sparingly.
Here’s a collection of features the current version has with a video.
Have you tried it out yet? Thoughts?
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Man, I couldn’t agree more. “Chrome” is all about being flashy, for me…they could’ve come up with a more fitting name.
As for the browser itself, it’s not too bad. Seems fast…has a few “new” features like “incognito” browsing and I really like the dynamic tabs and some other stuff.
Still, though, when I think “chrome” I’m thinking tricked-out Harley’s or anything else you really want to show-off…not some minimalist approach to a web-browser.
looks great to me could it take a lot of users from Firefox
Well, I tried it - now I need all my plugins as well, so until then… I’ll stick to FF. Also, will Google be snooping on me? I get the feeling I’m being watched on it..
I have been on Chrome for 2 days now - here are my good and bads:
Good
Love the integrated address and search bar (with history too)
Clean look and little wasted space on the header
separate tab processes
Bad
Haven’t figure out how to set up homepage tabs (do they exist in chrome?)
I use it and really like it. It is a bit flashy but is faster and give more space to its users. Thanks for the feature link.
Fantastic. very simple and user friendly. No fuss what-so-ever. Neat and clean. Every time you open Chrome, its hows you the most recently visited sites and you can re-open them with a single click even without having to type out the url or looking for the address from the address bar. Another feather in the cap for google. Awesome!!
i already try chrome. I guess its good and fast. Just if we open too many tab, i will become slow..
I love the good ole fire fox
I`ve read mixed reviews about Chrome, though to be fair most comments have been positive.
As with most new `products` I prefer to stand back and wait to hopefully get the bugs ironed out. I currently use IE and FF, but I will try this new one in time.
It’s fast for surfing and bookmarking! Pvt. browsing is also a good features. Otherwise it’s simple.
Chrome used to mean something shiney but I read in the initial days of the release of Chrome that it’s a software term for components like toolbars and such. So I believe that’s where google got their term.
what was wrong with fire fox.
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