Chrome - Further Evidence Google is Taking Over
by MaxPower
I said here that I was going to try the new Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2, which I didn't, ironically because the site wouldn't let me download it - good job Microsoft.
Then yesterday I read the news that Google published its new 'web browser' Chrome designed in a typical Google fashion.
Here is an interesting side by side comparison between Chrome and IE8, which would have been better if they would have included Firefox 3 and Safari, but this is MSNBC we are talking about, so beggars can't be choosers. Bottom line according to a Microsoft JV'd press centre:
Internet Explorer 8 probably holds more excitement and interest for Web developers and IT managers than everyday Web users. Microsoft has added a lot under the hood to make IE 8 beefier in terms of security and Web development tools.But for those of us who want a fast, no-nonsense Web-browsing experience, Chrome is a terrific option. Its ease of use does take some getting used to ” imagine that! ” and it™s an appealing entry into the competitive Web browsing market.
More interesting is this ZDNet article on why Chrome will "take over the world", and then by proxy Google. It is no secret that I fear the power Google has become with its apparently infinite ability to churn out new and useful products as well as its similarly infinite ability and desire to control all of the world's data. And Chrome looks and sounds like an OS trojan horse, a way onto the desktop if you will, the reverse of what Microsoft has tried (unsuccessfully) to do.
The way Chrome will allow users to run and manage applications without an OS' intervention could mean the beginning of the end for the days of Vista's bloatware.If some of the OS functionality is within the browser then there will be a demand for a more anorexic OS running underneath.
Anyone tried it out yet?