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People seem to have forgotten how Chrome captured the desktop market to begin with. For many many years it was effectively almost impossible to download freewa
by zyx321 3y ago
People seem to have forgotten how Chrome captured the desktop market to begin with.
For many many years it was effectively almost impossible to download freeware without accidentally installing Chrome. Sites like download.com and even sourceforge wrapped everything in custom installers that would automatically include free trial of an antivirus, maybe some adware, and Google Chrome, unless you were aware and clicked the secret hidden opt-out link that was almost the same color as the background.
- muro 3y agoEvery site doing chrome downloads without a clear opt out (or opt in, I don't remember) was demonetized, IIRC.
- Andrex 3y agoAttributing Chrome's popularity to it being included in download.com bundles doesn't sound accurate at all. If anything, the "Download Chrome!" link on Google.com yielded far far more installations. Chrome didn't even really catch on until 1-2 years after release when they finally added extensions and themes around 2010. People liked Chrome because it really was a quantum leap over Firefox, which itself was a quantum leap over IE at the time. When Chrome was released and Google explained their tech decisions, it was a sea change. Everything they said in their illustrated comic about Chrome[1] made perfect sense and accurately predicted where web apps were moving to. Google saw where the ball was going and designed Chrome accordingly. Isolated tab processes, seamless auto-updates, and a prioritization on JS performance were great bets that were copied by everyone else. 1. https://www.google.com/googlebooks/chrome/index.html https://www.google.com/googlebooks/chrome/index.html