Google Chrome
Has anyone tried Google Chrome yet? It's Google's web browser they released today for the first time as a public beta. Still quite buggy but it's looking pretty nice. If you try it lets hear what you think.
jasimp
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It looks pretty nice but there is no way in h**l I will let Google put something else on my pc. Just like I hate having M$ know too much about me and my machine. I think that having a 3 or 4 way race for browser control can only help us, the users, get better products.
GrimJack
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Has anyone tried Google Chrome yet? It's Google's web browser they released today for the first time as a public beta. Still quite buggy but it's looking pretty nice. If you try it lets hear what you think.
It's free, how can it be buggy? Buggy software is only written by folks who want to make money on the many upgrades! :)
sneekula
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It's free, how can it be buggy? Buggy software is only written by folks who want to make money on the many upgrades! :)
In my opinion its usually the free stuff thats buggy. As for Goolge's GC (Google Chrome)Ill let Ill leave it for the regulars who always like to try out new things and cry out loud about its performance and compatibility :)
cheers
sittas87
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I'm using it now, its good. Only a few things I have noticed:
- Doesn't allow you to scroll by clicking the mouse wheel
- Full screen flash applications run with a slightly slower FPS
William Hemsworth
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I won't touch anything created by Google. It's all spyware.
Anyway, the first 2 security leaks have already been identified in it. Rather quick, only a few hours after release...
jwenting
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No Linux version, not that I'd install it. I'm with Jwenting on this one.
scru
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It's doesn't have adblock (yet), so I'm not installing it. Which is a shame, because now I have to miss this
ps. what JWenting was talking about
Nick Evan
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ps.ps. to try/see the bug yourself, go here
Nick Evan
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I won't touch anything created by Google. It's all spyware.
I agree!!Astute Reg readers have pointed out a Chrome condition of service that effectively lets Google use any of your copyrighted material posted to the web via Chrome without paying you a cent.Why would anyone wanna use this POS when this is a condition of service??
Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/09/03/google_chrome_eula_sucks
Its just a ploy by google to get info from people so they can be plastered with ads,etc.... (They are almost as bad as microsoft)
The Dude
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A Google program won't ever be able to block Google ads, which are most of the ads on the 'net, so an adblocker in it won't be functional.
I wonder, does it even allow you to access competing services like Yahoo and Hotmail, or does Google fake DNS errors?
jwenting
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Most Google ads from searches at least show up where you know they are ads. It is true that, like M$, their business model is ad-based and I can't imagine either allowing the blocking of in-page ads like FF does.
GrimJack
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