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Google Chrome vs Firefox
September 03, 2008
It’s on: the Google Chrome vs. Firefox vs. Internet Explorer browser war is officially underway, and Google Chrome is still in beta form. And there isn't even a version for any platforms other than Windows! Where's the concurrent Linux release, guys?
Firefox version 3 set a new world record when it was downloaded over 6 million times on its launch. So how will the similarly open source Google Chrome web browser fair versus that figure?...[click continue reading for more on this entry]...
Well we don’t know yet how many downloads Google has had so far for its Google Chrome browser, but the huge spike in web searches for the term Google Chrome, according to Google Trends, suggests there is massive activity in cyberspace as users queue up to kick its virtual tires.
Search traffic for Google Chrome, according to Google Trends.
Improved features in version 3.0 of the popular Firefox browser included faster browsing, a graphical refresh of its menus and better stability. All of these are things that Google is also claiming will make its Google Chrome web browser a cut above the rest – specifically citing the likes of a more powerful JavaScript engine it’s calling V8; tabs that run in splendid isolation so that a stall or crash in one doesn’t stall the whole browser; and a ‘clean’ look and feel just like Google’s eponymous web search engine that should help to keep the browsing experience ticking over as quickly as possible.
“On the surface, we designed a browser window that is streamlined and simple,” Google says of Google Chrome. “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.”
So what do you think of Google Chrome versus Firefox or IE? Drop me a comment – I don’t care which browser you’re running ;-)
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Comments
I got Chrome on my computer for 2 days now and I'm fascinated! It's even faster and you got a better overview. That means you don't have as in firefox the options on top (file, edit, bookmark, help...). It's easy to use. You can type in the url or words you are searching for in one field. All in all I think that google Chrome deleted all unnecessary stuff. Another detail I recognized is that if you load a new page you can find in the bottom left corner 'Waiting for xyz'. But if you go over it with your mouse it will go out of the window. Also Java applications arre extremely fast. And the best think is if one tab collapse the other ones still run stable =)!
That's from my side.
Few issues still remain to be resolved in chrome. For one, i cant seem to get my scroll up feature (on touchpad) to work on chrome, though it scrolls down just fine.
It also works on firefox and IE just fine.
Jason comments] I guess we should forgive this kind of thing as it's still in beta.
First of all, Google Chrome Beta (yes, it's still in beta) which was released not long ago should not be compared with any browser because it has been released for a short while and this is there first browser and it's just a Beta (not the completed version) unlike Firefox, and yet it still manages to challenge Firefox. Wait until Google releases 1-3 more updates/upgrades/newer versions to Google chrome and then try it again and most of you would like it (or since i'm now posting this, try the latest version of Google Chrome) but if you want add-ons/extensions that don't slow down your browser or cause other issues like with Firefox, give Google 5 months - 1 year. Also, Google Chrome, believe it or not, is much faster, has a cleaner interface, uses less memory, crashes less than Firefox (with me) and is more secure and Google releases 10-30 nightly builds of Google Chrome everyday and also has a Developers/Testers channel which has newer versions of Google Chrome every 1-2 weeks (with a change log and new features etc) which are tested before they are publicly released. Google has changed the EULA for Google Chrome over a month ago.
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