Google Introducing Its Own Web Browser - Chrome

[[Admin] danroth]

It's Open Source, and it may be available as early as Tomorrow (Tue, Sep 2).

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10029914-2.html

http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/2...-on-the-comic/

oh, and the info is coming out via comic book

[[Admin] danroth]

another link (of many):
http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/200...er-google.html

[Lucas]

Peanuts.

I want a full blown Google OS!

Bring Android to the desktop & the masses!
(Psst: http://www.google.com/chrome)

It is being released tomorrow.
Someone hit Publish a smidgen too early while writing the post.

Originally Posted by Google

9/01/2008 02:10:00 PM
At Google, we have a saying: “launch early and iterate.” While this approach is usually limited to our engineers, it apparently applies to our mailroom as well! As you may have read in the blogosphere, we hit "send" a bit early on a comic book introducing our new open source browser, Google Chrome. We will be launching the beta version of Google Chrome tomorrow in more than 100 countries.

Google Chrome features

• An open source platform including Google Gears integration (Wahoo!)
• JavaScript Virtual Machine called V8
• Special tabbed browsing functionality
• Autocompleting & search powered address bar (similar to FF3?)
• Incognito mode where “nothing that occurs in that window is ever logged on your computer”
• Ability to launch web applications in browser windows
• Advanced privacy / malware / phishing protection

[[Admin] danroth]

here's the comic book, which was accidentally sent out a day early:

http://books.google.com/books?id=8Us...sec=frontcover

[katanna]

Really, this scares me.

Think about it. Where does Google get it's money from? Advertising!

And now, after you gave Google full control of your life by using to do all of your searches, and you gave Google full access to your computer by installing Google Desktop, and you gave Google full access to your phone by using Android, you will be using a browser to do all of your internet deeds that has the logo of company whose focus is to advertise to you in every way possible.

Yes, I know it is open source, but STILL: this gives me the heebie-jeebies. They have more power over us than we think, and it scares me.

Matthew

[Lucas]

*cue the Google is evil dvd*

Google is not evil, they have Privacy Policies, everything is encripted. Your safe.

Google also does a lot of enterprise stuff too, that's where they get their money.
Gmail Premium is another area they get their money.
Google Earth Premium.

Besides, what would Google do with your info, they are bound by law to keep your info safe.

[[Admin] danroth]

I think both of you have points.

I don't think it's wise to totally dismiss privacy issues, and whether or not we want to live in an "advertising is everywhere" world.

Then again, while I haven't agreed with all of Google's decisions all the time, I have not found their use of my private data to be onerous.

[Gedd]

(Potential) Privacy issues aside, while I'm happy to see Google doing their thing, I'm really disappointed to have yet another browser to support. Initially it won't have a big impact, but as news spreads, I'm sure I'll be seeing questions along the lines of "Do our sites support Chrome? How difficult would it be to support it?"

I'm already not looking forward to the potential support issues when IE8 releases as a recommended update. I'd much prefer to see a bit of consolidation in the browser industry, or at least get everyone to agree on a common page rendering engine and build features on top of that.

[brenthomer]

I am pretty excited for google's new browser, and I love their products, but google has one thing missing that will hold them back from world wide domination of the desktop...

there apps are freaky ugly.

They needs a designer to make it look better, and they need things skinnable, and they need to include a few built in skins.....

white and baby powder blue is a terrible look...

[LeAnn B]

In case anyone is sitting and waiting with bated breath:

Live Blog: Google Chrome launch conference
Date: Tuesday September 2, 2008
Start Time: 11:00AM PST
When you are ready to watch the event you can click here.
Alternatively, you can copy and paste the following link into your browser:

http://www.coveritlive.com/index.php...ode=d9687919a4

Thank you.

[LeAnn B]

Originally Posted by brenthomer

white and baby powder blue is a terrible look...

Be careful, you may offend Phil and Dan!

[LeAnn B]

Live video
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-...ag=mncol;title