Google Chrome: The new browser

Sh4x · 09-02-2008, 05:11 AM

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/...n-browser.html

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/01...indows-killer/

Oh shit, right? Can't wait to try it out.

Shadow00Caster · 09-02-2008, 05:59 AM

Ya, lets give google more information about us..

Thanks, i'll just wait until the government decides to take the patriot act to the internet and restrict everything to having to get permission to make a website.

Sh4x · 09-02-2008, 06:13 AM

Whatever you do you're always going to have to give information to someone anyways...

ekiM · 09-02-2008, 09:21 AM

I'm not really seeing what differentiates this from other browsers. Stability? I've been using Opera for 3 months and I don't think it has crashed once. Better memory usage? OK, but I haven't really had problems with that either. Faster? Maybe, I'll just have to wait and see. The new interface ideas seems to be pretty similar to things Opera already has... tabs as the primary component, clever search bar, new tabs page, popup blocking...

Maybe it'll be pretty cool (a lot of Google things are) but I'm struggling to see a "killer app". If nothing else, maybe the familiarity of Google wiill drag more people away from IE.

Sh4x · 09-02-2008, 03:40 PM

If you can't see what differentiates Chrome from other browser.... I dunno man...

Read this: http://www.google.com/googlebooks/chrome/index.html

uBeR · 09-02-2008, 04:00 PM

More competition = better for the consumer. Great news, and it will be interesting to try it out.

FrenchToast · 09-02-2008, 04:21 PM

Wicked, when's it come out?

Backstaber · 09-02-2008, 04:28 PM

Hmm, I was highly skeptical when I first heard of it, but now that I've read into it some I might try it out.

GeoKill-----> · 09-02-2008, 04:55 PM

Ya Same Here

ekiM · 09-02-2008, 06:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sh4x

If you can't see what differentiates Chrome from other browser.... I dunno man...

Read this: http://www.google.com/googlebooks/chrome/index.html

I read it. What's going to be different for me as a user? I don't have problems with performance or malware. The interface differences don't interest me (and many of them are already in my current browser...). What else?

I'll try it of course (when they get around to more than just Windows), and more competition is a good thing. I'm just trying to figure what the big "wow" features are meant to be.

**mervaka** · 09-02-2008, 06:24 PM

zomggoogle!

Sh4x · 09-02-2008, 06:27 PM

Oh well...

I'm excited.

I see alot of things to be excited about from that comic. ALOT.

Did you understand all the comic? Cause man... there was alot of nice things in there.

What exactly would be a "wow" feature to you? Browsers will never cook, you know...

FrenchToast · 09-02-2008, 06:30 PM

I didn't understand much of the technical stuff in there, but here's what I got from it really clearly:

For someone like you ekiM, you're a lot smarter than the average user. You know what not to click on, what not to open etc. etc., so that keeps you clear of viruses and malware and yadda yadda yadda.

The average user is retarded, so this program should be awesome for them, and way better than the shitstorm that is IE, and keep them clean.

THat's good enough for me.

Sh4x · 09-02-2008, 06:39 PM

Just the fact that google seems to understand that what's important is speed, optimization, stability and clean design, the opposite of what microsoft showed with vista in fact, that's fucking exciting to me.

If google were to release a new OS, which is exactly what is coming in the near future imo with the arrival of this new browser, that would probably be the best thing to happen in the computer industry since like... a very very long time.

ekiM · 09-02-2008, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sh4x

Oh well...

I'm excited.

I see alot of things to be excited about from that comic. ALOT.

Did you understand all the comic?

I believe so.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sh4x

Cause man... there was alot of nice things in there.

What exactly would be a "wow" feature to you? Browsers will never cook, you know...

Good question. When I first used tabbed browsing, that was a "wow" feature. I don't see anything really ground breaking in Chrome. Maybe the "omnibox", although customisable searches seems to cover a lot of that..

The speed and stability of Opera have impressed me. I don't know how much faster Chrome might be, I will have to wait and see. Can't get much more stable than "never crashes".

I was impressed by how fast I can navigate Opera without a mouse. I don't know what new interface stuff Chrome will have. Maybe if it was a lot better that would make me switch. Opera already has the 9 favorite sites thing.

פֿяαιп βαмαgεפ · 09-02-2008, 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mervaka

zomggoogle!

I concur.

Damascus · 09-02-2008, 07:29 PM

I'm using it right now...

So far, the performance is a lot better than my Firefox 3 both with and without Fasterfox.

Desyphur · 09-02-2008, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Damascus

I'm using it right now...

So far, the performance is a lot better than my Firefox 3 both with and without Fasterfox.

Same.

This is a great browser, from what I can tell.

How about we get a Shoop of the xkcd Firefox comic for Google Chrome?

פֿяαιп βαмαgεפ · 09-02-2008, 07:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Damascus

I'm using it right now...

So far, the performance is a lot better than my Firefox 3 both with and without Fasterfox.

Wait what?

You can download it already?

GeoKill-----> · 09-02-2008, 07:42 PM

http://www.google.com/chrome/?utm_ca...log&brand=CHMP

09-02-2008, 05:11 AM	#1
Sh4x Retired FF Staff Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Google Chrome: The new browser http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/...n-browser.html http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/01...indows-killer/ Oh shit, right? Can't wait to try it out.

09-02-2008, 04:00 PM	#6
uBeR Not ****** Yet D&A Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	More competition = better for the consumer. Great news, and it will be interesting to try it out. __________________ OCCUPATION 101. *One would think a simple task would be, well, simple. Maybe not for simpletons.*

09-02-2008, 04:21 PM	#7
FrenchToast The 1337est D&A Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Omagosh Canada. Posts Rated Helpful 9 Times	Wicked, when's it come out? __________________ James, while John had had 'had', had had 'had had' ; 'had had' had had a better effect on the teacher.

09-02-2008, 04:55 PM	#9
GeoKill-----> Community Member Server Owner Beta Tester Forum Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hawthorne, California Class/Position: Soldier/Spy/Scout Gametype: AvD Affiliations: :e0:Eternal Order Leader Posts Rated Helpful 12 Times	Ya Same Here __________________ Fortress-Forever Guides All Your Mapping Needs :e0: Will live on Forever Support FF:

09-02-2008, 06:30 PM	#13
FrenchToast The 1337est D&A Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Omagosh Canada. Posts Rated Helpful 9 Times	I didn't understand much of the technical stuff in there, but here's what I got from it really clearly: For someone like you ekiM, you're a lot smarter than the average user. You know what not to click on, what not to open etc. etc., so that keeps you clear of viruses and malware and yadda yadda yadda. The average user is retarded, so this program should be awesome for them, and way better than the shitstorm that is IE, and keep them clean. THat's good enough for me. __________________ James, while John had had 'had', had had 'had had' ; 'had had' had had a better effect on the teacher.

09-02-2008, 05:59 AM	#2
Shadow00Caster Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jul 2007 Class/Position: D Eng Gametype: Griefing/Spawn Camping Posts Rated Helpful 5 Times	Ya, lets give google more information about us.. Thanks, i'll just wait until the government decides to take the patriot act to the internet and restrict everything to having to get permission to make a website.

09-02-2008, 06:13 AM	#3
Sh4x Retired FF Staff Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Whatever you do you're always going to have to give information to someone anyways...

09-02-2008, 09:21 AM	#4
ekiM Arrogance is Bliss Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bristol UK Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	I'm not really seeing what differentiates this from other browsers. Stability? I've been using Opera for 3 months and I don't think it has crashed once. Better memory usage? OK, but I haven't really had problems with that either. Faster? Maybe, I'll just have to wait and see. The new interface ideas seems to be pretty similar to things Opera already has... tabs as the primary component, clever search bar, new tabs page, popup blocking... Maybe it'll be pretty cool (a lot of Google things are) but I'm struggling to see a "killer app". If nothing else, maybe the familiarity of Google wiill drag more people away from IE.

09-02-2008, 03:40 PM	#5
Sh4x Retired FF Staff Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	If you can't see what differentiates Chrome from other browser.... I dunno man... Read this: http://www.google.com/googlebooks/chrome/index.html

09-02-2008, 04:28 PM	#8
Backstaber Custom User Title D&A Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Jersey Class/Position: Scout Offence Gametype: Capture The Flag Affiliations: None Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Hmm, I was highly skeptical when I first heard of it, but now that I've read into it some I might try it out.

09-02-2008, 06:24 PM	#11
mervaka A Very Sound Guy! Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK Posts Rated Helpful 15 Times	zomggoogle!

09-02-2008, 06:27 PM	#12
Sh4x Retired FF Staff Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Oh well... I'm excited. I see alot of things to be excited about from that comic. ALOT. Did you understand all the comic? Cause man... there was alot of nice things in there. What exactly would be a "wow" feature to you? Browsers will never cook, you know...

09-02-2008, 06:39 PM	#14
Sh4x Retired FF Staff Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Just the fact that google seems to understand that what's important is speed, optimization, stability and clean design, the opposite of what microsoft showed with vista in fact, that's fucking exciting to me. If google were to release a new OS, which is exactly what is coming in the near future imo with the arrival of this new browser, that would probably be the best thing to happen in the computer industry since like... a very very long time.

09-02-2008, 07:29 PM	#17
Damascus Comic Artist D&A Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I'm using it right now... So far, the performance is a lot better than my Firefox 3 both with and without Fasterfox. __________________

09-02-2008, 07:42 PM	#20
GeoKill-----> Community Member Server Owner Beta Tester Forum Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hawthorne, California Class/Position: Soldier/Spy/Scout Gametype: AvD Affiliations: :e0:Eternal Order Leader Posts Rated Helpful 12 Times	http://www.google.com/chrome/?utm_ca...log&brand=CHMP __________________ Fortress-Forever Guides All Your Mapping Needs :e0: Will live on Forever Support FF:

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