So it appears that Google is releasing a web browser called “Chrome” on 9.2.2008. It will be interesting to see how it fairs against Mozilla’s Firefox and Microsoft’s Internet Explorer.
As of the end June 2008 Internet Explorer has 73% market share and Firefox had 14%. ¹
Apparently Google accidentally released a comic illustrating the new browser and later made an announcement to clean up the slip.
I found several reasons and features that I feel will make this browser useful. Ironically, several of the features are missing from Firefox and IE today.
And in our spare time, we shop, bank, read news and keep in touch with friends — all using a browser. Because we spend so much time online, we began seriously thinking about what kind of browser could exist if we started from scratch and built on the best elements out there.
Usability should be based on actual usage not not unclear requirements.
On the surface, we designed a browser window that is streamlined and simple. To most people, it isn’t the browser that matters.
Hopefully wont be overloaded with useless buttons and added functionality. Just clean fast browsing.
By keeping each tab in an isolated “sandbox”, we were able to prevent one tab from crashing another and provide improved protection from rogue sites
Often in IE and Firefox one tab crashes and all other open tabs are affected as the entire browser must be closed and reopened.
Google’s official announcement..
Tags: google browser, Google Web Browser
