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Google pushes Chrome on the front page of Google.com. And they pushed Firefox for a few years before Chrome. Also, Opera has a terrible name in comparison to t
by chaosmachine 16y ago
Google pushes Chrome on the front page of Google.com. And they pushed Firefox for a few years before Chrome.
Also, Opera has a terrible name in comparison to the competition. Makes word of mouth less effective. That's also my theory on MySQL vs Postgres.
- tocomment 16y agoI'd kind of agree with you on the names. I can't even pronounce Postgres so I tend to sit quietly instead of recommending it when the topic comes up. I'll be sure to run my next product name by you.
- mattyb 16y agoJust listen to this: http://twit.tv/floss18 http://twit.tv/floss18 TL;DL: It's Post-Grez-Que-Ell
- jsankey 16y agoGoogle also advertises Chrome in the Real World - e.g. several London tube stations are plastered with Chrome ads. I've not seen anything that high profile for Opera.