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In his morning column, New York Times technology writer David Pogue asks if the world needs another browser? Although that burning question must remain unanswered, the author of "iPhone: The Missing Manual" found much to admire in Google's new open source browser project.
"For now, it's best to think of Chrome as exactly what it purports to be: a promising, modern, streamlined, nonbloated, very secure alternative to today's browsers. You should do exactly what Microsoft, Apple and the Firefox folks will all be doing: try it out and keep your eye on it," explains Pogue. "Because every now and then, Google's fresh approach ends up dominating its once much bigger competitors. (See also: AltaVista, Lycos, Ask ...)"
Dux Raymond Sy, author of O'Reilly's upcoming SharePoint for Project Management, also took Google Chrome out for a spin and found three reasons to be delighted.
"I have been quite curious as to how this browser would render SharePoint sites since I read about it yesterday. So being the SharePoint geek that I am, I downloaded it and tested it on one of my public SharePoint sites, http://spcafe.sharepointcafe.com," writes Sy. He concluded that Chrome "loads freakingly fast," that crash control is a nice feature, and that it's easy to "create and launch application shortcuts."
Over on his blog, "Myths of Innovation" author Scott Berkun offers this assessment: "Chrome is a low-frills, light-weight, stable (for me) beta quality release. High points are the simple design, easy import of FF/IE bookmarks, and (promise of) greater performance. Low points are beta level completeness in UI, and few of the familiar frills from IE or Firefox. There are big bets in here that challenge existing browsers, but will take several versions to fulfill."
So what's your verdict? Tell us here why you like (or don't like) about Chrome. You just may win a new book from O'Reilly.
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So its essentially Safari with a different JavaScript render engine.
Conceptually very advanced (based on the comic book explanation), with a nice, modern, clean UI and what appears to be some nice new, out-of-the-box features.
It's most glaring missing feature for me is synchronizable bookmarks, like Foxmarks, which disqualifies it as a contender to replace FF for me.
Silicon Valley was buzzing yesterday with two explanations for the latest eye-catching twist in the technology industry's most prominent battle: Google's decision to launch its own web browser in competition with Microsoft's dominant Internet Explorer.(If you want more knowledge about software and Chrome you can look at kswchina,there are some knowledge about it but chinaese.It's a good learning Chinese place too! )
One version held that this was a defensive move designed to prevent Microsoft from siphoning away Google's audience.
The other has been to buy distribution for its Toolbar – a browser plug-in that guides users to Google services – through deals with Dell and other PC makers.
I like Google. An interesting article , thanks for you ！
During the 28 years I've used PCs as a tool to enhance my personal and professional performance, I've used at least five operating systems and countless applications. I believe the world will be a better place if someone undoes Microsoft's Gordian Knot. I welcome Google's pioneering efforts.
Chrome for me is a promising start. Google have labelled it beta and it is version 1 of what will probably be many versions.
The most important things are under the hood. Until now the core architecture of web browsers has been a fairly static field. The movement has been in interface improvements and rendering speed.
Now Google has thrown a big stick of dynamite in the fish pond. The three advances in base architecture; splitting a process per tab, compiled JavaScript and secure sandboxing; make the web browser a much more robust and usable product. If Chrome does nothing else it lays down a gauntlet to the other browsers to improve their architecture.
Chrome also makes a further move towards minimising the UI and chrome. The Omnibox is a great idea, moving the tabs to the top is another good UI move. Less UI clutter leaves more room for the web application inside the browser. I keep on noticing other small UI improvements and appreciating them - the ability to pop a tab back in to the window I draggedit out of is neat, for example.
Chrome is still missing many things that make Firefox my browser of choice but I expect that the Chrome I’ll see in 12 months will be a fierce competitor in an innovating market and a fine platform for running web applications and that, after all, is what Google (and we users) want from this project.
Well, if only every single beta could satisfy my needs. I'm using it (only at home, yet), and missing some functionality (AdBlock, of course and some plugins, and opening (new) tabs in background by default), but after 5 years now I had changed my default browser.
Waiting for the Linux version as well, as I'm typing it on poor man's hardware (built from parts, 128 Mb RAM, Pent II@300), and let me state: only dillo (at GUI) can run at acceptable speed (which - not dillo - is lame, as now we need Gbs of RAM and heavy proc power to seamlessly run Web 2.0 pages).
And it was blazing fast for me at home. So what can I say? Thanks for Google.
Did I read the EULA? No, I'm with the 99% of installers. Liked it? Yep. Is it some sort of Safari? Who cares, I disliked that, and like it. Comes with a comic book? It would have been better with a Dilbert one ;-).
I have used different browsers so far. Each have its own feature and issues.
If Google consider all pros and cons of the browser current available in market and design Google Chrome accordingly. This will be start of new Era in the web technology.
I want to wish All the best to Team Google Chrome for there great efforts!
Thanks & Regards
Chetankumar Akarte
http://www.xfunda.com
Another version of JavaScript??
Unless MS and Adobe's efforts to keep JS in the 20th century are stopped this isn't really going to go anywhere.
Release an open JS2* engine to go with it (FF has a new JS engine that will be just as fast soon and all the other bits are easily implemented) and you just might allow the browser to develop the way it should.
*Mozilla had an engine for this I think but don't have the clout to force the issue.
I installed it at work. Then my company banned it from the corporate network: "...it has to do with browser activity and behavior being captured and sent to Google..."
While I like Google and use their services, I think if Microsoft were doing this sort of thing, people would be picketing in the streets.
Too bad,
William
The main thing I dislike about Chrome is that I can't try it yet (I use a Linux desktop).
I suspect that once I am able to try it (reading the tea-leaves, it looks like it will be several months at least), the main thing I'll dislike is the lack of equivalents for the extensions I rely on, but that's speculation at this point.
P.S. I suggest you specify a deadline for comment eligibility for the free book.