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Old 02-09-08, 08:32 PM   #1
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Not sure if anyones posted about this but Google Chrome beta was released today

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A fresh take on the browser
At Google, we spend much of our time working inside a browser. Like all of you, we search, shop, bank, read news and keep in touch with friends - all using a browser. People are spending an increasing amount of time online, and they're doing things never imagined when the web first appeared about 15 years ago.

Since we spend so much time online, we began seriously thinking about what kind of browser could exist if you started from scratch and built on the best elements out there. We realised that the web had evolved from mainly simple text pages to rich, interactive applications and that we needed to completely rethink the browser. What we really needed was not just a browser, but also a modern platform for web pages and applications, and that's what we set out to build.

So today we're releasing the beta version of a new open-source browser: Google Chrome.

On the surface, we designed a browser window that is streamlined and simple. To most people, it isn't the browser that matters. It's only a tool to run the important stuff - the pages, sites and applications that make up the web. Like the classic Google homepage, Google Chrome is clean and fast. It gets out of your way and gets you where you want to go.

Behind the scenes, we were able to build the foundation of a browser that runs today's complex web applications much better. By keeping each tab working in isolation, we were able to prevent one tab from crashing another and provide improved protection from rogue sites. We improved speed and responsiveness across the board. We also built V8, a more powerful JavaScript engine, to power the next generation of web applications that aren't even possible in today's browsers.

This is just the beginning - Google Chrome is far from done. We've released this beta for Windows to start the broader discussion and hear from you as quickly as possible. We're hard at work building versions for Mac and Linux too, and we'll continue to make it even faster and more robust.

We owe a great debt to many open source projects, and we're committed to continuing on their path. We've used components from Apple's WebKit and Mozilla's Firefox, among others - and in that spirit, we are making all of our code open source as well. We hope to collaborate with the entire community to help drive the web forward.

The web gets better with more options and innovation. Google Chrome is another option, and we hope it contributes to making the web even better.
But enough from us. The best test of Google Chrome is to try it yourself.
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Old 02-09-08, 08:33 PM   #2
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I hate it. Uninstalled it as soon as I opened it!!
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Old 02-09-08, 08:34 PM   #3
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Re: Google Chrome


Thanks...been reading about this for a few days, wanted to try it out. just installing it now.
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Old 02-09-08, 08:35 PM   #4
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Re: Google Chrome


Windows only at the moment.. and the YouTube videos don't work
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Re: Google Chrome


Well to be fair it's only beta! I'm typing my message on chrome...so exceem works!
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Windows only at the moment.. and the YouTube videos don't work
Just using it now and quite like it so far - youtube seems to work, I'm running vista business.
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YouTube Videos are working for me.

I'm quite liking it, well as much as you can like a internet browser!
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What will google think of next lol!
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Just using it now and quite like it so far - youtube seems to work, I'm running vista business.
Hate the overall look, FF is plain and tbh, I don't like blue
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Re: Google Chrome


I think its ok but would have been nice to have the Google Toolbar features available as a default
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Re: Google Chrome


I've not tried it because I don't have Windows, but the screenshots make it look like any other browser? Someone fill me in please, what's so different?
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Woah its weird! Spell checker included as well
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Re: Google Chrome


Here u go Mr Chiggers. Other than that look, there isn't a lot of difference...in terms of how how it works. Apart from when you open a new tab a google pager comes up with your most visited sites on it!
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Re: Google Chrome


So far I see nothing wrong with it. It doesn't look to bad and its fairly nippy on my connection.
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Turns out it's built from FF
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Here u go Mr Chiggers. Other than that look, there isn't a lot of difference...in terms of how how it works.
I'm pretty sure there's a lot of difference in terms of how it works, just proabably not noticable to most people.

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I'm pretty sure there's a lot of difference in terms of how it works, just proabably not noticable to most people.

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I just meant in terms of functionality.

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