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Agreed. Internet Explorer with TPL support is a better proposition than Chrome. Firefox as well. Both browsers are putting the user first and not the vendor. C
by gouranga 14y ago
Agreed. Internet Explorer with TPL support is a better proposition than Chrome. Firefox as well. Both browsers are putting the user first and not the vendor.
Chrome is simply not trustworthy. Why would you get a browser from an advertising company that uses people's data to make money?
- hahainternet 14y agoSo get Chromium. Problem solved.
- gouranga 14y agoChromium is not what people are using. Chrome is. Completely different build output.
- hahainternet 14y agoThat's their choice. If you want to use chrome but without Google, get Chromium.
- te_chris 14y agoo rly? Microsoft have suddenly stopped trying to take a slice of the internet advertising market and competing directly with Google?
- olalonde 14y agoAnd doesn't most of Firefox's revenues come from Google?
- throwaway_87 14y agoYes.
- esolyt 14y agoNice try Microsoft. Google Chrome is completely open source and can be easily compiled from the source (expect for its integrated Flash player and PDF reader). If you don't like something about it, please change it.
- gouranga 14y agoGoogle Chrome is not completely open source. Chromium is. People are using Chrome, not Chromium.
- ralfn 14y agoPeople arent using trademarks, they are using software. And the same is slso true for FF. The open source one is called iceweasel, because the logo and name of Firefox are protected. A compiled chromium source is identical to Google Chrone, except for the icon and name. Just like with Firefox.
- sciurus 14y agoThat's not accurate. It's true that * The Firefox logo is not released under a free license * The Firefox name and logo are trademarked, and Mozilla has strict policies you must adhere to if you want to use them However, you can build Firefox without using the name or logo. Requiring derived works to have different branding does not mean a program is not open source or free software. The story of how iceweasel and friends came to exist can be found at http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=354622 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=354622
- esolyt 14y agoI already said "except Flash and PDF reader". People are using an open source browser + Flash Player + PDF Reader. If you don't trust Google's Flash player and PDF reader, feel free to take them out. In fact, you don't have to, because using Chromium would be equivalent to doing this.
- bzbarsky 14y agoThere are various other exceptions too. For example, I believe that Chrome will play H.264 and MP3 and AAC, while Chromium will not.