So after a day of using Google Chrome, I have to admit that I’m really happy with it. A lot of people are moaning and groaning that it’s “not the next IE killer.” Okay, so what? So what if it’s not an IE killer? Does that mean you should turn people away from using a great browser? No, it doesn’t.
Google Chrome is a great browser. As one of my co-workers notes, “it’s really fast.” Indeed, it is really, really fast. With a brand spanking new JavaScript V8 engine, it certainly is very fast.
This new Google browser is taking browsing to the next level. Since Google Chrome is based on the WebKit engine and Firefox is based on the Gecko engine, they are by nature, very different browsers.
I overheard a conversation that “this is just Firefox 4.0″ and how the two browsers are so similar. But that is the farthest thing from the truth. Sure, they both have tabs. Sure, they both render CSS. Sure, they both let you use Google. But if you look at the bare bones, they are not the same browser.
Firefox is still it’s own beast and Google is happy to support it for the next three years. But, Google Chrome is ready to take a piece of that market share away from Mozilla, Microsoft, and Opera.
I’m a happy Chrome-user and I’m eager for a Mac release of the product. I’m using Chrome under a VM for the time being.
What are your thoughts on Chrome? Likes? Dislikes?
September 3rd, 2008 at 2:37 pm
I loved the comic, even if the browser is mediocre, the comic explains it so well that I need to try it. I’m not adventurous enough to bother with VMs though, so I’ll have to wait for the mac version.
September 3rd, 2008 at 3:20 pm
The comic had very poor delivery, in terms of actually being distributed. They “accidentally” sent it out…but then who did they actually send it to?
Maybe a couple bloggers?
I feel they could have done a lot better of a job with it.
September 3rd, 2008 at 4:17 pm
Ya, you’re right. The comic was fine, but not many people knew of it.
My thoughts on the browser: I take back what I said before. After having used it for a full day, I have to say I’m overall pleased. I do have some problems with it, only being that some plugins don’t work with it and it’s lacking add-ons. But I realize it’s only a matter of time before these things are produced.
As much as I hate to say it, I believe Google Chrome as the potential (in future versions) to become an uber-Firefox. ‘Till then I’ll be sticking with Mozilla.
September 3rd, 2008 at 4:27 pm
Crayboff,
Yeah, I’m definitely with you on the last comment. Until I can use my extensions on Chrome, I won’t be switching either.
There are just certain tools that I need to be able to browse the web properly.
Again, you’re head on with it, it’s just the matter of time before extensions come out.
It does have a different engine, WebKit vs. Gecko, so the CSS rendering is slightly different. But overall, I’m very satisfied with it.