Comments on: Google Chrome browser announced: integrated search, improved JavaScript

By: Chrome browsing

Chrome browsing — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:21:31 +0000

After only 2 days the new browser from Google already reached a market share of 1 percent according to reports from Marketh Share and stat counter the new fast webbrowser from the search engine giant has started a strong upwards marching process against it’s competitors.

By: jbdean

jbdean — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:30:58 +0000

Why create yet another browser? Why not contribute your knowledge, ideas and skills to those already developed with open source like FireFox? It seems a waste of time & an inconvenience to create yet another browser that designers (of which I am one) will have to figure out a way to get their sites to work well with. I danced the day Netscape went south as a popular browser and when people woke up and realized the the AOL browser was as good as the whole AOL experience (they don’t call it AOLHell for nothing! LOL). I know Google probably wants their name on this like so many great things (Picasa, for one) but come on. Enough with the new and better browsers. Can’t we all just get along? Browsers are getting like ATM machines at the stores. Each time you go to use one, you have to re-learn the process because while they all do the same thing … they all have to do it a bit differently than the others. This, of course, only results in frustration for whom? The user, that’s whom!

And very interesting what Steve posted about the Google-Ads-Only content display. Being one that never clicks on ads like this, it won’t affect me other than thinking there’s so content at the site and if I’d never been there before, I’d never go back. Not the way to actually make money but I do begin to see why a Google browser vs lending a hand to FireFox and the like. Google … I must admit I am disappointed in you! :hangs head in shame:

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 04:59:10 +0000

I want to be making the money that Google will be making from this because in my first try, I got to see ads with no content! Way 2 encourage clicks!!!:)

Its caught on video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTd8IZUrNZ0

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:32:09 +0000

I’m really enjoying it. Very simple. Unfortunately before I can make it my regular browser I need Outlook Web Access to open in it. Blarg.

Maybe someone can make an IE tab for Chrome I could still view some IE only pages.

By: Vincent Nguyen

Vincent Nguyen — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:39:16 +0000

Anyone else excited? I actually lost some sleep overnight in anticipation of Chrome’s arrival —- I hope it does not disappoint!

By: mark

mark — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:23:06 +0000

Hm, I really didn’t notice before, but Google uses exact the same colors as MS. Now the question is: who bought who… :)

By: Farhan

Farhan — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:21:58 +0000

Its very interesting that Google has decided to take on a project like this. They obviously have such an interest in how people access the web, it was only a matter of time before they took things into their own hands. It is going to be very interesting to see how this pans out.

Google Chrome browser Screenshots
http://www.tonesall.com/computers-internet/google-chrome-screenshots.html

By: New Google Chrome

New Google Chrome — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:23:43 +0000

Yes you are right, but there are some screen shots of the site, i read somewere that it was released then closed again. If i find the link, ill post it.

By: Chris Davies

Chris Davies — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:21:35 +0000

I don’t think the site was ever up – the official announcement is expected Tuesday 2nd.

By: New Google Chrome

New Google Chrome — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:19:14 +0000

Yeah there is still an error, seems like google took it down, it should be up soon.

By: erick

erick — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:13:45 +0000

the post did mention “The project webpage is http://www.google.com/chrome but it’s not active at time of writing”

should be active tomorrow I guess

By: z3r0c00l12

z3r0c00l12 — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:27:47 +0000

I get a 404 error when trying to browse to http://www.google.com/chrome