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Not only does it feel much faster than Firefox/IE, but everything is much simpler. They stripped away all the unnecessary toolbars and menus, and the configurat

Not only does it feel much faster than Firefox/IE, but everything is much simpler. They stripped away all the unnecessary toolbars and menus, and the configuration options are much simpler.

stcredzero 18y ago
The popular notion is that Google doesn't know how to do UIs. Guess that's not exactly right.
- nswanberg 18y ago
  Google seems to live by the maxim "the data is the interface", making their UIs look very staid. The logo in the title bar is an amazing study in self-discipline. It's a mute color and 13x36 pixels!
- yters 18y ago
  mixmax pointed out to me awhile back that even though that's the popular impression, their visual design is actually quite in depth. For instance, he said to consider the difference between the Google front page logo with and without shadows.
pgebhard 18y ago
It's like it's doing to Firefox what Firefox did to Mozilla. Strip away the fluff to have a slim browser that does what you want. They keep harping on how it's open source and that their great ideas will improve the web. Wasn't that the goal of Firefox (née Phoenix)? I guess they didn't want to deal with trying to have their developers help fix Firefox. Sometimes, it's just easier to start over.
Angostura 18y ago
Thats how these things always start. ... and then people start requesting 'just a couple' of new features.
- rudyfink 18y ago
  It'll be interesting to see how plug-ins play out. Google probably does not need to provide the most feature filled browser as a core offering. Providing a simple and highly robust browser is probably more ideal. Do less but be indispensable at what you do. I see this as a move that forces standards. Google is putting its big shoulder behind increased performance and consistency on the internet. If other people want to wrap the core offering in fancier clothes, I think Google still wins.
  - AndyKelley 18y ago
    Although this is true and good, I really really really want AdBlock.
    - boredguy8 18y ago
      And gestures and google toolbar!
- listic 18y ago
  But this one got all the essential features from the start.
Prrometheus 18y ago
My dad could use this browser without calling me every few days for tech support.
invisible 18y ago
V8 makes me truly happy. This means very great things for web developers.
listic 18y ago
I like the fact that by default it looks like I always tuned my Opera to look! And it borrowed the home(new tab) page from Opera. Though, on second thought, I turned off this feature in Opera. I hope I can turn it off in Chrome?

Not only does it feel much faster than Firefox/IE, but everything is much simpler. They stripped away all the unnecessary toolbars and menus, and the configuration options are much simpler.

stcredzero 18y ago

The popular notion is that Google doesn't know how to do UIs. Guess that's not exactly right.

nswanberg 18y ago
Google seems to live by the maxim "the data is the interface", making their UIs look very staid. The logo in the title bar is an amazing study in self-discipline. It's a mute color and 13x36 pixels!
yters 18y ago
mixmax pointed out to me awhile back that even though that's the popular impression, their visual design is actually quite in depth. For instance, he said to consider the difference between the Google front page logo with and without shadows.

pgebhard 18y ago

It's like it's doing to Firefox what Firefox did to Mozilla. Strip away the fluff to have a slim browser that does what you want. They keep harping on how it's open source and that their great ideas will improve the web. Wasn't that the goal of Firefox (née Phoenix)? I guess they didn't want to deal with trying to have their developers help fix Firefox. Sometimes, it's just easier to start over.

Angostura 18y ago

Thats how these things always start. ... and then people start requesting 'just a couple' of new features.

rudyfink 18y ago
It'll be interesting to see how plug-ins play out. Google probably does not need to provide the most feature filled browser as a core offering. Providing a simple and highly robust browser is probably more ideal. Do less but be indispensable at what you do. I see this as a move that forces standards. Google is putting its big shoulder behind increased performance and consistency on the internet. If other people want to wrap the core offering in fancier clothes, I think Google still wins.
- AndyKelley 18y ago
  Although this is true and good, I really really really want AdBlock.
  - boredguy8 18y ago
    And gestures and google toolbar!
listic 18y ago
But this one got all the essential features from the start.

Prrometheus 18y ago

My dad could use this browser without calling me every few days for tech support.

invisible 18y ago

V8 makes me truly happy. This means very great things for web developers.

listic 18y ago

I like the fact that by default it looks like I always tuned my Opera to look! And it borrowed the home(new tab) page from Opera. Though, on second thought, I turned off this feature in Opera. I hope I can turn it off in Chrome?