[Publib] What's the point of Google's new Web browser, Chrome?

[Robert L. Balliot]

According to my figures, after releasing their product for download on
Tuesday Google Chrome's broad market penetration/usage had exceeded Opera,
Netscape, Seamonkey and Camino combined in the US & Canada.

I think that point differentiates it from the other browsers.  The
resources required to simply provide the download is mind-googling.  

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-----Original Message-----
From: publib-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org]
On Behalf Of Fred Beisser
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 4:52 PM
To: Publib-L listserv
Subject: Re: [Publib] What's the point of Google's new Web browser, Chrome?

And here is a review of it.

http://www.emailthis.clickability.com/et/emailThis?clickMap=viewThis&etMailT
oID=2001481218

Fred Beisser
Trustee
www.elbertcountylibrary.org
(Colorado)

Robert Sullivan wrote:
>> You may have heard that Google recently released the beta version of a
new
>> Web browser called Chrome.
>>
>> Is this just another browser or does it have a point that differentiates
it
>> from other browsers?
>>     
>
> When you're Google, everything you do matters. :-)
>
> Their comic book:
>
> <http://www.google.com/googlebooks/chrome/>
>
> had some interesting technical explanations if you're into that sort
> of thing, but what struck me was how similar it sounded to Google
> Mail.
>
> What they're saying is, if you could start from scratch knowing what
> you do about the Internet and didn't have to worry about an installed
> base, how would you design a browser?  Google Mail has pretty much the
> same philosophy.
>
> I haven't tested it enough to decide if I like the way it works, but
> it's definitely fast.  It will be interesting to see if it offers any
> advantages when you are using a Google account and their other
> services.  (IMHO every Web designer should have a Google account for
> access to their tools, even if you don't use their mail.)
>
>   


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