Posted by Jeffrey Kabbe on September 2nd, 2008 in Internet, News, Software | Permalink
Chrome No Longer Under Wraps
September 2, 2008One of the biggest surprises of the summer has to be Chrome, the open source web browser from Google. Chrome for Windows was released today, with versions for Mac and Linux coming later. Google put together a web comic describing their rationale behind Chrome and its major features (its also available as a Google Book).
The best way I can describe Chrome is to say that it’s designed for web applications, in contrast with other browsers which were designed primarily for web pages. Because of its architecture (described in quite a bit of detail in the comic), Chrome should be more stable and responsive when one tab or window gets a bit unruly.
I have downloaded and installed Chrome – a process which was surprisingly quick – but haven’t had a chance to put it through its paces. The few sites I did visit loaded quickly and everything seemed quite crisp. I look forward to the Mac version of Chrome.
Have you looked at or read about Chrome’s EULA? Apparently Google claims ownership of any content whatsoever created using the program.
Posted by Tom R. | September 5th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
Good news. You’re not the only one who noticed, and Google has decided to change their EULA as a result of the community response.
Posted by Jeff | September 5th, 2008 at 9:44 pm