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Google's New Web Browser
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| KaiLee |
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Google is launching an open source web browser to compete with Internet Explorer and Firefox. The browser is designed to be lightweight and fast, and to cope with the next generation of web applications that rely on graphics and multimedia. Called Chrome, it will launch as a beta for Windows machines in 100 countries, with Mac and Linux versions to come. "We realised... we needed to completely rethink the browser," said Google's Sundar Pichai in a blog post. The new browser will help Google take advantage of developments it is pushing online in rich web applications that are challenging traditional desktop programs.
Google has a suite of web apps, such as Documents, Picasa and Maps which offer functionality that is beginning to replace offline software.
"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," Mr Pichai, VP Product Management, wrote.
The launch of a beta version of Chrome on Tuesday will be Google's latest assault on Microsoft's dominance of the PC business. The firm's Internet Explorer program dominates the browser landscape, with 80% of the market.
Those already in the browser space were quick to respond to the news.
Writing in his blog, chief executive of Mozilla John Lilly was sanguine about the new rival.
"It should come as no real surprise that Google has done something here — their business is the web, and they’ve got clear opinions on how things should be, and smart people thinking about how to make things better."
Chrome will be a browser optimized for the things that they see as important, and it’ll be interesting to see how it evolves," he wrote.
He welcomed the competition and said collaboration between Mozilla and Google on certain projects would continue.
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Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7593106.stm
Nerds....discuss! :)
I like the new Firefox but can't get these random links to stop popping out under the address bar when I type in an address. Tried to find a way to fix it in preferences but no luck. |
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| Playa24_7 |
Niiiiice
This should be interesting to try out and see what Google can do with their own Browser. |
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| exstasie |
should be good!
I was looking through the comic book thing that they made to promote Google Chrome earlier this morning...
Gotta wait though as they are still currently working on the OSX version :whip:
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| malek |
| stupid... more browsers are just making website building more costly. |
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| Anas Attia |
im all for it!!
firefox aint perfect |
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| spolitta |
| quote: | Originally posted by Anas Attia
im all for it!!
firefox aint perfect |
FF is so perfect, words can't describe. |
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| Jer |
| quote: | Originally posted by spolitta
FF is so perfect, words can't describe. |
I just installed Chrome & earlier in the week, I installed IE8 Beta 2 - I'd have to say that both are REALLY impressive! |
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| KaiLee |
| quote: | Originally posted by Anas Attia
im all for it!!
firefox aint perfect |
I like the old version better....this new one is getting on my nerves! |
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| Orko |
Using it right now.
it's fast. |
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| Intangible |
| quote: | Originally posted by Orko
Using it right now.
it's fast. |
+1!!!!!!!! |
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