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I'm not really sure why revving the major version number so fast on chrom* makes any sense - or makes any difference. By their goals I'll be running chromium 26

by trotsky 16y ago

I'm not really sure why revving the major version number so fast on chrom* makes any sense - or makes any difference. By their goals I'll be running chromium 26 in two years.

InclinedPlane 16y ago
The Chrome team revs version numbers for development reasons not for marketing reasons. It's a return to the classic, and more useful, use of versioning.
- pbhjpbhj 16y ago
  Or, they had to catch up with IE so that when Microsoft promote IE9 they can say Chrome9 has all that, and this, and runs faster with a smaller footprint ... Cynical and optimistic. IMO people will be affected by the numbers and will tend to think that a higher number means a more finished, ostensibly better product.
  - InclinedPlane 16y ago
    The only exposure people have to Chrome revisions are if they dig down into the about info (and there it's just a single version string, there is no per major version branding) and in independent news reports. Typically a Chrome user would have to read google's Chrome release notes blog to find out what new features a major version change entail. From everything google does there's no indication they care particularly about the major version number other than as a guide for major development milestones. Typically the average user is never exposed to the major version number. Indeed, most users will experience major version updates with absolutely zero fan-fare. In contrast, Firefox and IE make a much bigger deal about major version numbers. They use per-version branding, they notify the user when they've updated versions, and they put out press releases with the hope of getting a lot of coverage when they make a major release.
    - Waywocket 16y ago
      Exactly. This is an effective user-centric strategy that to me explains how Chrome has made such massive inroads in a deeply entrenched area - it gets out of the way and isn't annoying. (Until your swapfile hits 6GB, and Windows starts moaning and then you have to restart Chrome :P)

by trotsky 16y ago

I'm not really sure why revving the major version number so fast on chrom* makes any sense - or makes any difference. By their goals I'll be running chromium 26 in two years.

InclinedPlane 16y ago

The Chrome team revs version numbers for development reasons not for marketing reasons. It's a return to the classic, and more useful, use of versioning.

pbhjpbhj 16y ago
Or, they had to catch up with IE so that when Microsoft promote IE9 they can say Chrome9 has all that, and this, and runs faster with a smaller footprint ... Cynical and optimistic. IMO people will be affected by the numbers and will tend to think that a higher number means a more finished, ostensibly better product.
- InclinedPlane 16y ago
  The only exposure people have to Chrome revisions are if they dig down into the about info (and there it's just a single version string, there is no per major version branding) and in independent news reports. Typically a Chrome user would have to read google's Chrome release notes blog to find out what new features a major version change entail. From everything google does there's no indication they care particularly about the major version number other than as a guide for major development milestones. Typically the average user is never exposed to the major version number. Indeed, most users will experience major version updates with absolutely zero fan-fare. In contrast, Firefox and IE make a much bigger deal about major version numbers. They use per-version branding, they notify the user when they've updated versions, and they put out press releases with the hope of getting a lot of coverage when they make a major release.
  - Waywocket 16y ago
    Exactly. This is an effective user-centric strategy that to me explains how Chrome has made such massive inroads in a deeply entrenched area - it gets out of the way and isn't annoying. (Until your swapfile hits 6GB, and Windows starts moaning and then you have to restart Chrome :P)