[DigeratiPrime]

The beginnings of the Google OS?
http://www.google.com/chrome

Introduction at Official Google blog
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/fre...on-browser.html

Google Chrome Comic Book
http://www.google.co...lebooks/chrome/


This is an innovative web browser IMO. Tabs are now separate virtual processes, so a single tab cannot crash the browser, and memory leaks are isolated and controlled. Really looking forward to trying this!

[Zxian]

Looks very interesting. I'll also be testing this out once it's released. My only worry is that it'll never be removed from Beta status (like Gmail still is).

[Idontwantspam]

It looks like it has a lot of very interesting features. One thing that sort of worries me though is that, well, it's owned by Google. As if weren't enough for them to have all my email, my calendar, my chat logs, my web search history... now they'll have my whole browsing experience. Now, I'm not saying that chrome will report everything to google, and it's OSS, so others would see if something like that were happening, but I am slightly wary.

[Zxian]

Posting this in Chrome... it's fast. Most of the things are very well thought out and it's easy enough to find settings.

One thing that I like a lot is the incognito windows. If you're using someone else's computer and want to check your email without leaving cookies or history, it's definitely the way to do things.

Now... where to find themes and color schemes...

[Tarun]

I tried it but didn't like it. Pages felt like they rendered slower than Firefox. I wasn't impressed...

[jcarle]

Chrome is on fire. It loads and renders every web page I visit faster then IE7, Opera 9 and Firefox 2 and 3. This thing is a javascript speed demon too. You'll notice the most speed increase in javascript intensive sites.

[Tripredacus]

Why did they call it Chrome? Isn't that term have something to do with Firefox too?

[GrofLuigi]

Heh heh...

One more side in the browser wars.

I can't wait for the fights to start. Just to sit back and enjoy...

GL

[spacesurfer]

I downloaded the install file but it would not execute. Any ideas?

[clavicle]

spacesurfer, on Sep 4 2008, 06:03 AM, said:

I downloaded the install file but it would not execute. Any ideas?

Install file will download the actual installer "chrome_installer.exe" which finally will run the programme.

Perhaps firewall to blame for it!

[N1K]

Idontwantspam, on Sep 2 2008, 07:42 PM, said:

Now, I'm not saying that chrome will report everything to google, and it's OSS, so others would see if something like that were happening, but I am slightly wary.

Regarding your thoughts
http://www.wincert.net/news/649-googles-om...ndoras-box.html

clavicle, on Sep 4 2008, 02:23 AM, said:

Install file will download the actual installer "chrome_installer.exe" which finally will run the programme.

Perhaps firewall to blame for it!

I't a normal procedure. You can only download installer which will then download actual Chrome installation to your PC and start installation. Firewall doesn't affect the way of Chrome installation.
IMO, Chrome is very fast and so far I like it a lot. I two words it's plain and simple

[DigeratiPrime]

Other relevant links:
http://code.google.com/chromium/
http://build.chromium.org/buildbot/snapsho...hromium-rel-xp/
http://build.chromiu...dbot/waterfall/

[specialbao1]

I also didn't like Google Chrome.

[Maleko]

well, been trying it today, and i am VERY impressed.

I have tried all other browers, cause i do love IE, and when people say why, i can say why and that i have tried other browers and im not just a IE fan, cause alternatives, to me, where no better.

BUT

Chrome...VERY impressed from the first launch of it. VERY fast, smart, non cluttered, tidy....Bring it on G Man! (lol)

[CoffeeFiend]

While I don't really care for it (no extensions), it's still interesting to watch.

Chrome gained as much of the market share in the first 8 hours as Opera managed to get in 12 years (more than 10 000x faster)

And I'm curious to see next month's browser stats, to see if they'll accomplish what their goal was i.e. stealing market share from IE, or if they'll just get none of it (most people still using IE are unlikely to ever switch), and just steal some from Firefox/Safari/Opera instead.

[Kel'os]

Hi guys

Anyone knows how to install chrome silently?

Any known switches.

Know tht it installs from an installer

But its not totally silent.

the link : http://dl.google.com/chrome/install/149.29...e_installer.exe

Please let me know

[Logomachist]

I like what Google is doing behind the scenes- this browser should be very secure. But come on, this isn't really a new browser, this is just another shell for Webkit. It will probably have more features than Apple's minimalist Safari, but it's not a new browser "from the ground up". Aside from a slightly different UI users aren't going to know the difference.

Now if Google were to write their own renderer, and approach it with the same mentality they approached the shell, that would be something. We'd probably get support for xHTML2, HTML5, full SVG, full xForms and maybe even built in support for flash, Silverlight and PDFs. Maybe even some rarer W3 standards like RDF and CDF. And that's something users would notice.

But this... umm, it's just Safari with a more functional interface.

[TailsFreeman]

OK, Chrome is Okay, but the only thing I don't like that I do like about Firefox is that Firefox can leave no history behind and Chrome is like IE and it does X(

[anonymous_user]

You can always use Chrome's incognito mode

[Logomachist]

Exactly. Unlike every other browser ever (almost) they're designing it from the start to allow for private browsing. Of all the things you could complain about, that seems to be a peculiar choice.