Google is about to release its browser call Chrome. It’s for sure another step into the Google web domination and another hit into Microsoft business.
the good news is we gonna move a step further into the Web OS era.
But this announce make me feel sad for one reason, it’s a new threat for Firefox.
Not only because Google will have an unfair competitive advantage thru the integration of Gmail, Google search and others but mostly because 85% of Firefox revenues come from a single source: Google.
Let’s hope that’s Google won’t let them down and will continue to support this great initiative.
And you, try not to forget that it was Firefox who ends up a solo browser (internet explorer) dark age, when we will all rush to download this new toy.
I agree. I feel sad for Firefox too, but I might still migrate to Chrome if it proves good enough. Maybe Google will take over Mozilla (I know they are not a for-profit company).
they’re taking all the best things from all the other browsers.. so I’m also quite convinced that if it will be as good as they promise it to be, Firefox might lose a lot of users.
on the other hand, IE might lose even more, so hooray!
I think more competition will raise the bar for the end user. People seem more willing to shift from Microsoft to Google than they are Microsoft to Mozilla.
Chrome does a great job handling Javascript. It’s super fast.
I have just downloading it, and am posting on it now. I’ve heard Chrome has a few bugs, such as it does not have the standard bar where you open files, etc., it has a few ugly things like selecting text (it looks like IE, dang) and is not customizable like FireFox is. However, I have heard from Opera users that it’s faster than even that browser.
I will stick with FireFox 3 for now, although I LOVE other Google products (Google actually funded FireFox before). Chrome is still in Beta, and I expect it to improve. That is when I may use it.
I would not want FireFox to die, but at least Chrome isn’t AMAZING it’s first day of release.
yah, even me i’m sad that chrome will definitely take away some of the Firefox users. Chrome has a little effect on IE users since if the IE loyal users like to use open source browser such as Firefox, then they should have done that before. So this will hit Firefox in my opinion. Like me, i like firefox, i like open source, that’s why I am now using Google chrome. =(
I have installed Google Chrome and found browsing fun with its simple Gtalk like Simplicity. I’ll stick with FireFox for now until Chrome gets some useful plugins to enhance it.
Read more below
http://www.iwebie.com/googles-chrome-browser-the-iefirefox-killer
I feel bad about firefox too, but this is for our own good (I mean users).
It’s not fait to compair FF to Chrome because at this point Chrome in beta stage.
I love both of them because they are are great and because they kicked IE’s butt LOL