Why Google Chrome Will Be The Best Internet Browser Ever

[threeg5]

I personally Love Chrome. the only problem I am having is that if I am in a separate tab or window and there is a video playing and I click x out and it hangs sometimes it either takes a while to close that window or it just freezes up.

I give it a few more years. Google Chrome will crush every other browser on the market.

Browsing and searching is Google's true niche. It was only a matter of time that they would create a browser. Take my word for it, they have more resources to pull from than anyone else. IE and Firefox will never be able to compete with Google.

This is Google we are talking about. They practically own the internet.

[AverageGuy]

once upon a time, people said: netscape owned the internet. Then, people said: yahoo owned the internet. ....

from search technology point of view, google search results are still far away from satisfying although it looks better than others. there is still lots of space for improvement.

I donot think after another 5 years, there is no another SE company that can compete with google. If that is the case, it is not a good thing to the internet.

just my personal 2 cents.



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[GuerrillaIM]

The main issue that has people annoyed with Google is the adblocking feature. In a normal browser the broswer blocks adverts from loading so advertisers are not charged for the display on CPM schemes or the CTR rate is effected on CPC schemes. Withh the Google browser it loads the advert but hides it so you cannot see it. This means the advertiser is charged but you do not see their ad.

People are speculating Google handled ad blocking this way to damage competing advertising networks. Although I'm sure they wouldn'y do that lol

[Dan Grossman]

1) Chrome is not really a new browser. They took the open source WebKit rendering engine you may already know as Apple Safari (available for Mac and Windows) and threw it in a pared down window. Not only that, but they took an old version with security holes in it.

2) Chrome's claim to speed fame is its JavaScript engine, but Firefox 3.1's TraceMonkey engine is just as fast.

3) Internet Explorer 8 beta had all the privacy features of Chrome first. Google just copied them.

There's nothing new or innovative at all about Chrome, and it's missing essential functionality for a browser. It's crap.

[Michael Cruz]

I give Google credit for a lot of things they do but I am forever a Mac guy and considering all the problems with Windoze, I have no interest in changing platforms just for a browser. Hopefully they will come out with a Mac version soon.

Currently, I use Firefox and love it. Sometimes it does "freeze" up on me but that's usually due to having too many tabs open.

Waiting patiently.

Michael Cruz

[Michael Dominic]

Originally Posted by JowitaAdamski

Well Chrome is already in news. And I do believe that some are picking the flaw of chrome and trying to get into the limelight. But one thing which I really like about Google is they launch their product in lab section and from their they want to get the advice and suggestion from all around the world and finally they launch it.

Just wait and watch these Google people really know how to turn table to their side.

Their product launch process is kind of funny. Gmail is still in beta! How many years has it been? It's a good process though.

[Dan Grossman]

"Public betas" that last for 5 years at a time aren't betas. Google is just giving themselves something to point at when someone finds major security flaws in their software... "yes, people stole your personal information and destroyed your computer, but the risk was yours because it says beta!". That despite advertising it to everyday users on the third most popular site on the web.

[Michael Dominic]

Originally Posted by threeg5

I personally Love Chrome. the only problem I am having is that if I am in a separate tab or window and there is a video playing and I click x out and it hangs sometimes it either takes a while to close that window or it just freezes up.

I've experienced something similar. It gives me an option to shut down that particular operation then I just continue browsing.

[bendiggs]

Google Chrome has a lot of room to grow, and a number of bugs that need to be squashed before it can really make it big. It is fast, and that is a big benefit to Chrome. As for success, it is the default browser in Android, it will almost certainly be an aggregate point for other Google apps, and since it is Google it already has a good chunk of publicity.

[KimW]

Chrome is just like anything else folks think is "new".
The adventurous folk will try it and many will claim it the new emporer.
Others who like things the way they are will keep what they have.
I am with those that predict chrome will NOT be the next big thing.

[Andrew Maule]

Yeah, Chrome is taking off just like Knols...

[JonMills]

i still like my firefox

[Michael Dominic]

Originally Posted by marcanthony

I give it a few more years. Google Chrome will crush every other browser on the market.

Browsing and searching is Google's true niche. It was only a matter of time that they would create a browser. Take my word for it, they have more resources to pull from than anyone else. IE and Firefox will never be able to compete with Google.

This is Google we are talking about. They practically own the internet.

You might be right about that! They definitely have the market research abilities. All they have to do is find out what people want in a browser then offer it in a nice, simple, and easy to use design (which they have).

Now it's about researching the user habits of people that use the browser and fixing bugs. The improvements will come after that.

[enjourni]

Google Chrome has some advantages, but IMHO it survives mainly based on the Google name.

The world did not need another web browser. What the world needs is a new architecture underneath the web to drive home the features people now want but what the web was not really designed to do well... namely the explosion of Web 2.0 technologies and the Online Application. Everyone is trying to get this right, and nobody has yet. And the reason I think so is because the web wasn't really made to do these things we are trying to make it do. There needs to be a Web App OS- a good computer interface to accessing Web Apps from the desktop without the need of a web browser.

Regardless, the introduction of Google Chrome is to me somewhat unsettling. Up until now, Google has been content with the "do no evil" slogan. Sure they've opened a ton of new subtopics, like product and news search. But basically they've been pretty good about making useful stuff in areas where nobody really had a great solution (in terms of information management.)

But now things have changed. Google now feels they have enough clout to introduce a web browser on their own, even though the browser market is already crowded. In this case, they are not trying to make a better solution, what they are trying to do is get the Google name in front of people. This is a fundamental shift in the way Google does things. And it's not good.

Will we see the Google OS next? Because I think that's where they're going. They want people to be using Google apps all the time, and getting them on the desktop is the most logical choice.

Please Google, partner with apps instead of trying to bypass them. Imagine what would happen if Google teamed up with Apple to get great Web Apps on the desktop. Yahoo partnered with Microsoft, why not Google and Apple, two of the hottest tech companies out there right now? Google do the online stuff, Apple do the offline stuff. It would rock.

[enjourni]

Chrome is good for one thing though... more marketshare taken away from IE!

It saddens me when I think about how many people are still using IE because they don't know any better. Hopefully they will try out Chrome and get off the MS crap.

[Wakunahum]

I think as google expands there will be a "microsoft effect" where people will start to become a little worried at google's expanding empire with their hands into everything.

I don't remember the links to them, but there are some european countries making announcements to their people to not use chrome cause google will have too much information.

[enjourni]

Chrome is good for one thing though... more marketshare taken away from IE!

It saddens me when I think about how many people are still using IE because they don't know any better. Hopefully they will try out Chrome and get off the MS crap.

[Dan Grossman]

Originally Posted by enjourni

It saddens me when I think about how many people are still using IE because they don't know any better. Hopefully they will try out Chrome and get off the MS crap.

Chrome is just copying IE8 features... look past the FUD and bias for a lil and you'll see there's nothing crappy about that browser.

[MicahF7]

Just like you said, they have a lot of bugs to work out...

I tryed to use there browser for a few hours but with somw websites not exepting it, it drove me crazy!
Im looking forward to when they get all those bug figured out though... It looks great!






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[Michael Dominic]

Originally Posted by GuerrillaIM

The main issue that has people annoyed with Google is the adblocking feature. In a normal browser the broswer blocks adverts from loading so advertisers are not charged for the display on CPM schemes or the CTR rate is effected on CPC schemes. Withh the Google browser it loads the advert but hides it so you cannot see it. This means the advertiser is charged but you do not see their ad.

People are speculating Google handled ad blocking this way to damage competing advertising networks. Although I'm sure they wouldn'y do that lol

I never looked into it or heard about. I don't know the details about the feature. If it is true, I imagine there are laws against this type of practice. Seems like fraud to me if Google intentionally did it to bring down the competition.

There are antitrust laws protecting against a monopoly in the United States. Remember what happend to Microsoft? They were almost forced to exclude Internet Explorer from Windows.

[Michael Dominic]

Originally Posted by winkypee

I'm still on other side of the fence of Chrome, namely the Firefox lawn, mainly because of the extensions. I don't I'll ever enjoy my future browsing experience without addons such as Adblock Plus, IE Tab, Tabmix Plus, Flashget, Mouse Gestures Redox etc....

I believe Chrome will eventually have plug-in support. But I understand what you're saying about Firefox. I use it for certain tasks.

[alertinvestor]

I tried Chrome this weekend and I was amazed at how fast it is. It is also clutter-free. In doing some reading I found that Google is big into web based applications, which appear to be the future of computing. Chrome is designed to handle multiple web based applications simultaneously. If an application hangs up and crashes, only that tab will shut down, not your entire browser and all of your open applications.

I think Chrome will take the browser world by storm after they work some of the bugs out.

[najmiyusoff]

Seen a couple of my friends used it, never got interested because to me it looked too simple. Maybe I'm just used to Firefox and all the plug-ins.

Reading this thread might make me try it, though, for the speed.

Oh, and am I the only one who misses Netscape Navigator? (RIP)

[Michael Dominic]

Originally Posted by Dan Grossman

1) Chrome is not really a new browser. They took the open source WebKit rendering engine you may already know as Apple Safari (available for Mac and Windows) and threw it in a pared down window. Not only that, but they took an old version with security holes in it.

2) Chrome's claim to speed fame is its JavaScript engine, but Firefox 3.1's TraceMonkey engine is just as fast.

3) Internet Explorer 8 beta had all the privacy features of Chrome first. Google just copied them.

There's nothing new or innovative at all about Chrome, and it's missing essential functionality for a browser. It's crap.

A browser has one primary feature: Web browsing capability! One of the advantages Chrome has over others: Speed.

I like Chrome but there are a couple of bugs that need to be taken care of. I also wouldn't mind some extra features!

[Dan Grossman]

Originally Posted by Michael Dominic

A browser has one primary feature: Web browsing capability! One of the advantages Chrome has over others: Speed.

Opera runs just as fast if not faster, and has been available for years and years, with a full feature set.

Chrome copied from Opera too (they took a little from everyone didn't they?), as the start page of the browser is based on Opera's Speed Dial.

Chrome does not have a single advantage over what's already out there because it does nothing new. If you want speed, get Opera. If you want faster JavaScript rendering, get Firefox 3.1. If you want each tab to run in its own process and have private browsing tabs, get Internet Explorer 8. If you want the buggy, weird WebKit rendering engine, get Apple Safari. Any choice you'll make will give you a better browser.

[enjourni]

Originally Posted by Dan Grossman

Chrome is just copying IE8 features... look past the FUD and bias for a lil and you'll see there's nothing crappy about that browser.

Only that they copied most of firefox's features because they knew they were getting left behind.

Me personally I don't understand all the online app hype. For communication/collaboration (like your friends and myspace), it makes perfect sense. Other then that, it seems to me nobody seems to care too much about the huge privacy issue of dumping all your created content online.

No matter how "good" google is, the fact remains that it's my stuff on their servers, not on my own machine. In the push to get users to create their own content, people seem to have lost the fact that published stuff out there in the wild is no longer under your personal control. I don't WANT employers googling my name and finding out crap about me I didn't authorize. Nor do I want to spend every waking moment trying to control my online "identity". Everything online is under a HUGE microscope by people just looking for some little flaw to bitch about, and it's not worth the effort it takes trying to correct those people.

I think at some point people are finally going to realize they got duped into the online app fad. But then again, I didn't grow up with myspace and american idol. (I'm in my early 30s)

[Michael Dominic]

Originally Posted by Dan Grossman

Opera runs just as fast if not faster, and has been available for years and years, with a full feature set.

Chrome copied from Opera too (they took a little from everyone didn't they?), as the start page of the browser is based on Opera's Speed Dial.

Chrome does not have a single advantage over what's already out there because it does nothing new. If you want speed, get Opera. If you want faster JavaScript rendering, get Firefox 3.1. If you want each tab to run in its own process and have private browsing tabs, get Internet Explorer 8. If you want the buggy, weird WebKit rendering engine, get Apple Safari. Any choice you'll make will give you a better browser.

I did run a few tests on various "web browser speed test" sites... Chrome came in first every time.

I had one problem with Chrome: My laptop touchpad would not scroll up, only down. They fixed it with an update a couple weeks ago. Everything seems to be smooth now, faster even.

[Devan Koshal]

Personally i don't like it.

Some reason it wont let me get on to some website ie youtube and analytics.

at its too minimalistic for me.

but it is fast.

[Michael Dominic]

Originally Posted by Devan Koshal

but it is fast.

Indeed.

[kashem Malik]

Chrome is super fast but it has some problems. It seems I cant scroll up using my touch pad. Also there are few to literally no plug ins available at the present. Anyway I still like the product simply because of its speed and hopefully Google will improve it soon.

[Michael Dominic]

Originally Posted by kashem Malik

Chrome is super fast but it has some problems. It seems I cant scroll up using my touch pad. Also there are few to literally no plug ins available at the present. Anyway I still like the product simply because of its speed and hopefully Google will improve it soon.

The touchpad didn't scroll up for me before but now it does.

I recommend clicking on the wrench then clicking "About". It should tell you if there is an update available.

This is what fixed my scrolling problem!

[blokh]

Well said ..

I have a google chrome review located at: Google Chrome - Google's first web browser - Google Inc | Raakesh.com

I love it ... hope the review helps you too ...

[Bartek Maliszewski]

Chrome is very useful tool.
Fast, easy to use, brilliant!

[Platinum Matt]

Chrome is THE best browser now IMO... I stuck with it since it first BETA'd but it WAS buggy. I used to have to open FF or IE occasionally to do some stuff.

Now it seems rock solid. I only ever open the others to check sites display properly in them.