Google has released its own browser!

missymotus · Sep 2, 2008

Noticed a link when I opened my browser today, google is my home page. I love Firefox but might check out Chrome just to see what it's like.

clixpix · Sep 3, 2008

Well I just downloaded it, and...I love it!

It's lightening fast! True, there are no bells and whistles, it's definitely sparse, but really, who cares?

Two things I just noticed...I now have spell check here, which I never had before, and the hyperlink button, which hasn't worked since I "upgraded" to IE7 now works!

I didn't realize how slowly my pages were loading. Now I'll be thoroughly spoiled.

I'm a convert!

clixpix · Sep 3, 2008

Okay, one problem I can't seem to figure out. When I try to play a flash game it said I had to download adobe flash player. No matter now many times I tried, it will not load.

It will stink if I have to use IE to play flash games.

The arcade games here won't load at all.

gothic~mermaid · Sep 3, 2008

I Use AOL but have to use IE on the comp in the spare room, I hate IE,
Im tempted to download something else but am unsure what, I may look at the chrome but whats firefox??

mrblanche · Sep 3, 2008

The installer crashed on my computer. So, not a very auspicious start!

gothic~mermaid · Sep 3, 2008

OK I dont like it sorry! There is a site I use a lot, it wont open in aol so have to use it in IE, this new fangled Google wont open it, so sorry its being uninstalled!!!

luvmy2cats · Sep 3, 2008

I just heard about it this morning and downloaded it. It's pretty fast.

ETA Wow this thing is quick. LOL Don't think I'll be using IE anymore.

marie-p · Sep 3, 2008

Originally Posted by fastnoc

I used IE until about 6 months ago. only reason I left and went to firefox was because of the add-ons that weren't available for IE.

Oh, I hadn't thought of the add-ons. I really need those Firefox add-ons. I'm sure Chrome will have some sort of gmail notifier, but I also use Zotero with Firefox so I would still need Firefox for my "academic" browsing.

gailc · Sep 3, 2008

I'm quite happy with Firefox but might load Chrome on my desktop as I think DH used IE which caused my malware problem yesterday.
My ISP uses IE for its homepage so I can't get rid of it though.

sarahp · Sep 3, 2008

I downloaded it last night in Windows on the Mac just to check it out and WOW it's so fast!!!! I thought Firefox was fairly fast, but gee, that's impressive!

It's great for all the basic stuff, and it may take a little bit of time to get all the cool apps for it - given it's open source there will be a lot of cool extensions happening soon, I have no doubt.

I'm back in Mac mode, so not using it anymore, but I may boot back into Windows so I can play with it some more

valanhb · Sep 3, 2008

Just a word of caution, since I know most people don't actually read the Terms of Agreement. This is included:

By submitting, posting or displaying the content you give Google a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute any Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services.

You confirm and warrant to Google that you have all the rights, power and authority necessary to grant the above license.

While that protects them against copyright issues, it also gives them the license to use any of your intellectual property, including your own personal photographs, in any way it sees fit. I don't think the likelihood of that happening is terribly great, but especially for those semi-pro or professional photographers, I would hate to see someone have their images lifted by a Corporation with no recourse to get them back because of a terms of agreement that was absentmindedly clicked when installing a browser.

As far as I know, Google is the only one who has a clause like that, most likely because of their search engine and online presence.

luvmy2cats · Sep 3, 2008

I've noticed since I installed it my Java is not working properly.

mews2much · Sep 4, 2008

It was on the news today.
They were saying how fast it is.
I will download it this week.
I have firefox also and ie.
Ie always crashes.
i am on my Mac now.

jcat · Sep 4, 2008

I've been seeing all sorts of criticism this week on German computer websites and in the press about how insecure the browser is. I think I'll wait a while before using it.

kittkatt · Sep 4, 2008

By submitting, posting or displaying the content you give Google a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute any Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services.

You confirm and warrant to Google that you have all the rights, power and authority necessary to grant the above license.

No, thanks. I'll stick with IE!

jcat · Sep 4, 2008

I've just been trying it out, and it's much slower on my notebook than Firefox, so I'm definitely going to pass for the time being.

sarahp · Sep 4, 2008

Originally Posted by valanhb

Just a word of caution, since I know most people don't actually read the Terms of Agreement. This is included:

While that protects them against copyright issues, it also gives them the license to use any of your intellectual property, including your own personal photographs, in any way it sees fit. I don't think the likelihood of that happening is terribly great, but especially for those semi-pro or professional photographers, I would hate to see someone have their images lifted by a Corporation with no recourse to get them back because of a terms of agreement that was absentmindedly clicked when installing a browser.

As far as I know, Google is the only one who has a clause like that, most likely because of their search engine and online presence.

They shouldn't have included that - it's applicable for other products, but not Chrome. It's since been updated to say:

11. Content license from you

11.1 You retain copyright and any other rights you already hold in Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services.

coaster · Sep 4, 2008

I've been playing with it and it seems to me to share a lot in look and feel and its features with Safari. It seems to work pretty well for me, and its page rendering speed is quite impressive. However, I think I prefer a browswer with more options and ways that I can customize its settings, and Chrome is the way it is and if you don't like it, there's not much you can do about it. At this point. I'd imagine that plug-ins and skins will be coming out for it. It's a nice browser but certainly not anything all that new. I'm guessing they have a bunch of Mac people on their Chrome development team.

mschauer · Sep 6, 2008

I've been very impressed with Chrome. It has a long way to go before it will be widely excepted but I like the direction it is going. I think web based apps are the way of the future and Google is leading the pack.

Way to go Google!!!!

Edit - I love that I can create desktop launchers for my favorite websites. I use Google spreadsheets for tracking my investments and now I have a desktop icon that gives me one click access to that page without having to open a browser. I also have a desktop icon for accessing TCS. Great stuff!

Note to Google - Hurry up with the Linux version!!!

mrblanche · Sep 6, 2008

The NPR tech guru pointed out that, rather than being a completely "new" browser, it actually has a lot from Safari. I'll be honest; I've started it up a couple of times and I haven't been able to get started on it. I have more time today, so I'll try it out.

But I probably won't abandon Firefox:

FireFox

It's less of a memory hog than IE, it's faster, more secure, and has a lot of nifty add-ons. My favorite is a downloader that lets you download flash videos (such as YouTube videos) quickly and easily. Try that with anything else. It also has a spell checker whenever you type, if you turn it on.

Of course, I think the Google browser will soon have those plug-ins, too.

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