• Chrome is now 30% of the web browser market share, set to surpass IE in early Q2
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Also if your adblock plus doesn't block ads in youtube: paste [I]about:config[/I] in the url bar, enable experimental extension API's, and then [URL="http://adblockplus.org/en/development-builds#installation"]install the experimental version of adblock plus[/URL] (uninstall the normal adblock plus first).
[QUOTE=TheCloak;34487352]Chrome is good. I liked their old logo better though (the shiny one)[/QUOTE] The old logo was yucky, this one makes it more clean and better imo
I love Chrome, though I do miss the logo it used to have, the new one is too simple I mean, they went from this glorious thing: [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d0/Chrome_Logo.svg/150px-Chrome_Logo.svg.png[/IMG] To this: [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fa/Google_Chrome_2011_computer_icon.svg/150px-Google_Chrome_2011_computer_icon.svg.png[/IMG] I still like the logo a lot, though that bugs me a bit, since I was using Chrome when they had the original logo
The new one is simple, I love it.
[QUOTE=CakeMaster7;34488014]I love Chrome, though I do miss the logo it used to have, the new one is too simple I mean, they went from this glorious thing: [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d0/Chrome_Logo.svg/150px-Chrome_Logo.svg.png[/IMG] To this: [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fa/Google_Chrome_2011_computer_icon.svg/150px-Google_Chrome_2011_computer_icon.svg.png[/IMG] I still like the logo a lot, though that bugs me a bit, since I was using Chrome when they had the original logo[/QUOTE] the first looks kinda over-complicated as a physical logo THAT is the way to go, but making 2d as 3d, it just looks horrible.
[QUOTE=CakeMaster7;34488014]I love Chrome, though I do miss the logo it used to have, the new one is too simple I mean, they went from this glorious thing: [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d0/Chrome_Logo.svg/150px-Chrome_Logo.svg.png[/IMG] To this: [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fa/Google_Chrome_2011_computer_icon.svg/150px-Google_Chrome_2011_computer_icon.svg.png[/IMG] I still like the logo a lot, though that bugs me a bit, since I was using Chrome when they had the original logo[/QUOTE] It's part of Google's new streamlined interface and icon design. The icons for youtube, docs, maps, reader, etc. all look like that now.
[QUOTE=CakeMaster7;34488014]I love Chrome, though I do miss the logo it used to have, the new one is too simple I mean, they went from this glorious thing: [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d0/Chrome_Logo.svg/150px-Chrome_Logo.svg.png[/IMG] To this: [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fa/Google_Chrome_2011_computer_icon.svg/150px-Google_Chrome_2011_computer_icon.svg.png[/IMG] I still like the logo a lot, though that bugs me a bit, since I was using Chrome when they had the original logo[/QUOTE] Google's design scheme has changed now to a more streamlined look. To me it reminds me a lot of Windows Metro which IMO is really good though I do love cardboard textures and other textures for backgrounds and shit like that. Nowadays in this sort of year, that logo is a huge turn off to most people
You all bring up good points, I guess it's just my inherent bias
I gave Chrome a chance for about 3 months on my laptop, which I use for school. I just couldn't get used to it. I still prefer Firefox. I don't know why so many people argue that Chrome is amazingly fast. If your computer isn't ancient you aren't going to notice a difference unless you care about that point-five second.
[QUOTE=Within;34488266]I gave Chrome a chance for about 3 months on my laptop, which I use for school. I just couldn't get used to it. I still prefer Firefox. I don't know why so many people argue that Chrome is amazingly fast. If your computer isn't ancient you aren't going to notice a difference unless you care about that point-five second.[/QUOTE] Speed isn't everything
I remember a SA article that basically said "Why the fuck are you bothering with a new browser when we already have Firefox, google?". Old timey people sure were dumb.
Google's major advantage over Firefox is a huge button on Google's front page that screams "Hey use this browser!" (that is if you're not already using Chrome). Even if Chrome wasn't better than Firefox I'm 90% sure it would be on the same track it's on now. Google just gets [i]way[/i] too many page visits for Firefox to compete.
[QUOTE=The Baconator;34488352]Speed isn't everything[/QUOTE] I agree. What's so good about Chrome for you, then?
[QUOTE=Master X;34488483]Google's major advantage over Firefox is a huge button on Google's front page that screams "Hey use this browser!" (that is if you're not already using Chrome). Even if Chrome wasn't better than Firefox I'm 90% sure it would be on the same track it's on now. Google just gets [i]way[/i] too many page visits for Firefox to compete.[/QUOTE] Isn't that technically monopolization tactics?
[QUOTE=Within;34488266]I gave Chrome a chance for about 3 months on my laptop, which I use for school. I just couldn't get used to it. I still prefer Firefox. I don't know why so many people argue that Chrome is amazingly fast. If your computer isn't ancient you aren't going to notice a difference unless you care about that point-five second.[/QUOTE] I can notice a huge difference and my computer is spr fst. It's the difference between near instant launch (we're talking milliseconds here), and 1+ second. [QUOTE=Swilly;34488500]Isn't that technically monopolization tactics?[/QUOTE] IDK about that, but it certainly gives them an advantage.
[QUOTE=Within;34488266]I gave Chrome a chance for about 3 months on my laptop, which I use for school. I just couldn't get used to it. I still prefer Firefox. I don't know why so many people argue that Chrome is amazingly fast. If your computer isn't ancient you aren't going to notice a difference unless you care about that point-five second.[/QUOTE] Because benchmarks are everything. They're also often tailored to the engine they're written for (Or in the IE case, the engine is tailored for the benchmark), and when broken down into sub tests the results show the browsers are about even (better in some, worse in others), but they make a nice number at the end which is easy for quoting.
[QUOTE=Master X;34488507]I can notice a huge difference and my computer is spr fst. It's the difference between near instant launch (we're talking milliseconds here), and 1+ second.[/QUOTE] Are you talking initial launch? Because - yes - Chrome is faster on initial launch, but the average launch time after that is pretty much the same between Firefox and Chrome, in my experience. [editline]1st February 2012[/editline] I don't know at which version this happened but Firefox 10 scores a 100/100 in acid3
[QUOTE=Swilly;34488500]Isn't that technically monopolization tactics?[/QUOTE] Its their site they can put what they want on it really. Its not monopolization as they develop software and are promoting it on their frontpage.
and thus the google master plan slowly falls into place...
[QUOTE=Within;34488534]... I don't know at which version this happened but Firefox 10 scores a 100/100 in acid3[/QUOTE] It's scored 100/100 for a while, the main thing stopping it was SVG Fonts (WebKit implemented them for the test, Mozilla said they were stupid and the SVG WG agreed and dropped them entirely, so the Acid3 guys followed suit) Edit: The initial WebKit implementation was terrible, but was just enough to pass the test, same as their SMIL implementation (They didn't even implement it, they just exposed the API the test checked for)
[QUOTE=Within;34488534]Are you talking initial launch? Because - yes - Chrome is faster on initial launch, but the average launch time after that is pretty much the same between Firefox and Chrome, in my experience. [editline]1st February 2012[/editline] I don't know at which version this happened but Firefox 10 scores a 100/100 in acid3[/QUOTE] I mean the first time starting up Chrome after I've started up my computer. I don't particularly care about how fast a page renders if that's what you were talking about earlier. I'd agree and say they're about the same in that category if that is what you were talking about. They both render too fast for me to notice TBH. Launch time is a big deal to me though.
Firefox hasn't failed me yet. Tried chrome, it was OK, but I am too use to the FF interface. Using chrome just made me feel out of my element.
I thought Chrome was notably faster than Firefox, but a hell of a lot less stable. Every time I exited a Youtube video tab there was a 50% chance the browser would crash. And it would react badly with a few wikis I frequent, downloading random files instead of going to different webpages. So I'll keep Firefox until Chrome gets their shit straight.
My chrome has been crashing EVERYTIME I download something and youtube has been crashing the whole browser lately, so using FF for a bit.
I've been getting a crash on Chrome recently where sometimes I try to close a Youtube video and Chrome locks up.
[QUOTE=The Baconator;34487913]Also if your adblock plus doesn't block ads in youtube: paste [I]about:config[/I] in the url bar, enable experimental extension API's, and then [URL="http://adblockplus.org/en/development-builds#installation"]install the experimental version of adblock plus[/URL] (uninstall the normal adblock plus first).[/QUOTE] You mean chrome://flags/
or about:flags
[QUOTE=Within;34488491]I agree. What's so good about Chrome for you, then?[/QUOTE] The synchronization with Google and it's services, the web store, the security, the cloud sync, etc.
[QUOTE=TehWhale;34488864]or about:flags[/QUOTE] ew no that has firefox on it
[QUOTE=T-Sonar.0;34488660]I've been getting a crash on Chrome recently where sometimes I try to close a Youtube video and Chrome locks up.[/QUOTE] install the chrome beta
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