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Hows this for random.... Google to launch Web browser tomorrow. Paul has a screenshot up as well....
I think the wise thing would be to wait and use it before judging.
Nothing wrong with competition.
I agree with strong competition. It's a case of Darwin's theory mixed with Herbert Spencer's coined phrase; "Survival of the fittest." The browser that best gets the job done, will be number one. Nothing like a good "Triple Threat Match" to spice up the web. So the Browser Wars Part 2 begins. I.E. 8, Firefox 3, and Chrome. All we need now is Michael Buffer standing in a center of the ring doing the formal introductions and some popcorn.
I"m just hope that out of this next conflict, we get better browsers, better web experience, compliance with web standards all acroos the board, and better security when browsing.
In the words of Michael Buffer.....
"Ladies and Gentlemen, LLLET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE!!!!!!!!!"
I get the idea that Google built this more for running their own web applications instead of just straight ahead surfing.
Do we really need another browser? I'm all for competition but right now competition is high in the browser market. To be honest, these screen shots make the browser look dated. I've always thought Google interfaces look second rate.
I like the simple look. Hopefully it wont become a memory vac like a certain fox browser.
If its fast, and secure I don't care about features. But I don't use their apps except Gmail so I probably won't bother.
I guess the Google Toolbar wasn't enough control for Brin and Page--they need to have the browser, too. After ten years of use, Google's search engine needs a tune-up. PageRank may make money, but it drives search results into circularity: Top results are linked to other highly ranked results. Thus, there's very little difference in the first page or so of results because they're all inter-linked. (This predicament is reminiscent of the vulgarism "circle jerk". ) Too many times search results appear to be the product of the "tyranny of the majority", and more often it's a moronic majority. So we don't need a new browser; we need more diverse and higher quality search results that are not so inter-linked with one another.
Tabs are in wrong position. No, seriously if all others put them under adressbar why the hell change it. It's like in TVR you have door opener underneath door mirror, which just makes opening door bit harder. Otherwise the UI looks like IE and Firefox had bastard child: Reload button is same position like in Firefox, home button is missing like in IE, search bar is missing all along. It all feels like google had to mess UI to not make it look like copy of others, which would been fine.
After reading the writeup for Google Chrome, I have to say that while it is evolutionary in nature, people forget that this is often a great thing. It takes all the good concepts of computing and puts them all together.
For the first time in a while I'm excited about something Google is doing. Of course, a while is not a long amount of time, but Google was overdue for something like this.
I have no problem with WebKit/KHTML per se, it's just Safari is horrible to use on Windows, and Firefox 3 is much better than Safari on my Mac -- but that's my opinion.
I think this looks rather good though, of course I will need to play with it but I can see some vein of sense in what Google is doing here, both in terms of what they've architected but also in the long term when computers once again become for some people more of a thin client appliance.
"So the Browser Wars Part 2 begins. I.E. 8, Firefox 3, and Chrome."
What, no Safari? Oh yeah, I must be getting senile in my old age.... ;)
"home button is missing like in IE"
?? Missing??
It sits directly under the STOP button! Who really clicks on a Home button anyway??
This won't get me to forgive them for their annoying Toolbar installer/malware/spyware that pops up with, well, almost everything [Adobe, Flash, etc...]. I'll skip it.
It looks so... so... hmmmm... what is the english word for this? oh yes: UGLY.
@Doc,
Yeah, I really hate the fact that everyone bundles some sort of useless toolbar on it. Thats the next thing that needs to go. I'm constantly having to comb through installation packages, to uncheck those damn things.
@Waeth,
In the interest of fairness, we'll throw in Safari and Opera. However, I think most Microsoft Windows users have blown off both Opera and Safari. However, in my judgement, its the triple threat match of Chrome, Firefox 3, and I.E that will be the feature bout.
And no you're not getting senile, I just wanted to get to the main event quicker.
