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I'll just assume the whole SF thing applies to you too on that one. Just like most people don't give a shit about what OS they use, most people don't really car

by trezor 17y ago

I'll just assume the whole SF thing applies to you too on that one. Just like most people don't give a shit about what OS they use, most people don't really care about browsers either. I have never had issues with Firefox, I don't care one bit about Javascript speed and honestly Chrome is underfeatured to the point where I think I'm using NCSA Mosaic. I gave it a shot. I was back to Firefox before lunch. I see there is a hype there, but I just don't get it. The post is clearly hyperbole and overly sarcastic, but to me and stuff which matters to me, Chrome actually is shit. I'm not buying it, even though it's free. I might even go for MSIE before Chrome. For the same reason, a OS where Chrome is the only browser* would be 100% DOA on my hardware. * Rumour has it that Google wants to ditch X. If that is the case, no other GUIed *nix software will run without a rewrite.

phillmv 17y ago
All of those criticisms apply to Safari 4, tho.
- cglee 17y ago
  ...which is why Safari is also not very popular in the mainstream.* * http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/05/since-march-internet-explorer-lost-114-percent-share-to-firefox-safari-and-chrome/ http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/05/since-march-internet-ex...
- dgreensp 17y ago
  That it lacks features and there's no market for it? ...
neilc 17y ago
Rumour has it that Google wants to ditch X. If that is the case, no other GUIed nix software will run without a rewrite.* Not exactly: few modern GUI applications are written to use Xlib directly. If Google ditched X for a new window system and then ported GTK+, Qt, and a few other widget toolkits to their window system, a lot of software would run with relatively few changes.
- Raphael_Amiard 17y ago
  "and then ported GTK+, Qt, and a few other widget toolkits to their window system" Wich is obviously done in an afternoon :)
  - shiranaihito 17y ago
    Yes, and so that everything Just Works :p
  - jp_sc 17y ago
    Of course not. It takes an entire weekend. ;) Seriously now, is hard but doable. They could start by hiring the SkyOS guy: http://skyos.org/?q=node/650 http://skyos.org/?q=node/650
10ren 17y ago
My impression was that it had a faster Javascript engine, and it has spurred on other browsers. It's a market threat (users might switch), and an engineering goad (hey, it's possible - why can't you do it?) That serves Google's purpose as much as getting market share themselves. Another aspect is blue sky: what webapps would become possible if the installed-based of javascript was an order of magnitude faster? What's good for webapps is good for google.
raheemm 17y ago
I use Chrome to the point that I fire-up FF only when I need certain addons such as web developer, etc. FF is great but it cannot match the speed of Chrome.
jsz0 17y ago
Ditching X and breaking legacy support for existing apps does have the added benefit of forcing developers to accept a standardized look & feel and maybe rethink their GUI layouts. If Google imposes some strict UI design guidelines and offers a good UI toolkit they may be able to really raise the bar on OSS UI design for ChromeOS.
reedlaw 17y ago
Chrome is my main browser and I even switched back to Windows from Linux just so I could enjoy the incredible speed increase. Web browsing is one of my primary computer activities, so an OS that boots up quickly and uses the fastest browser would be greatly welcomed.
- metachor 17y ago
  "Web browsing is one of my primary computer activities, so an OS that boots up quickly and uses the fastest browser would be greatly welcomed." This precisely characterizes the intended market for Chrome OS.

by trezor 17y ago

phillmv 17y ago

All of those criticisms apply to Safari 4, tho.

cglee 17y ago
...which is why Safari is also not very popular in the mainstream.* * http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/05/since-march-internet-explorer-lost-114-percent-share-to-firefox-safari-and-chrome/ http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/05/since-march-internet-ex...
dgreensp 17y ago
That it lacks features and there's no market for it? ...

neilc 17y ago

Rumour has it that Google wants to ditch X. If that is the case, no other GUIed nix software will run without a rewrite.* Not exactly: few modern GUI applications are written to use Xlib directly. If Google ditched X for a new window system and then ported GTK+, Qt, and a few other widget toolkits to their window system, a lot of software would run with relatively few changes.

Raphael_Amiard 17y ago
"and then ported GTK+, Qt, and a few other widget toolkits to their window system" Wich is obviously done in an afternoon :)
- shiranaihito 17y ago
  Yes, and so that everything Just Works :p
- jp_sc 17y ago
  Of course not. It takes an entire weekend. ;) Seriously now, is hard but doable. They could start by hiring the SkyOS guy: http://skyos.org/?q=node/650 http://skyos.org/?q=node/650

10ren 17y ago

My impression was that it had a faster Javascript engine, and it has spurred on other browsers. It's a market threat (users might switch), and an engineering goad (hey, it's possible - why can't you do it?) That serves Google's purpose as much as getting market share themselves. Another aspect is blue sky: what webapps would become possible if the installed-based of javascript was an order of magnitude faster? What's good for webapps is good for google.

raheemm 17y ago

I use Chrome to the point that I fire-up FF only when I need certain addons such as web developer, etc. FF is great but it cannot match the speed of Chrome.

jsz0 17y ago

Ditching X and breaking legacy support for existing apps does have the added benefit of forcing developers to accept a standardized look & feel and maybe rethink their GUI layouts. If Google imposes some strict UI design guidelines and offers a good UI toolkit they may be able to really raise the bar on OSS UI design for ChromeOS.

reedlaw 17y ago

Chrome is my main browser and I even switched back to Windows from Linux just so I could enjoy the incredible speed increase. Web browsing is one of my primary computer activities, so an OS that boots up quickly and uses the fastest browser would be greatly welcomed.

metachor 17y ago
"Web browsing is one of my primary computer activities, so an OS that boots up quickly and uses the fastest browser would be greatly welcomed." This precisely characterizes the intended market for Chrome OS.