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The biggest point in my mind: "You also may not have noticed, but nobody uses Chrome. I mean think about it. Do you know anyone who uses Chrome? Really?" Asid
by akkartik 17y ago
The biggest point in my mind:
"You also may not have noticed, but nobody uses Chrome. I mean think about it. Do you know anyone who uses Chrome? Really?"
Aside from the stat-based argument (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=694756 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=694756): I've been repeatedly surprised by the non-technical people around me who are on Chrome. My girlfriend downloaded it literally the day it came out, when I had read just a blog post or two about it. My parents, various friends' parents, the list just goes on and on, and none of them are nerds. It's startling how effortlessly Chrome has permeated public consciousness.
I don't hate the article, but I think fake steve jobs has jumped the shark.
- redcap 17y agoIt still has a pretty mediocre takeup rate, regardless of the people around you that are using it. The latest stats I've seen (posted on HN) have been that Chrome is less used than Safari. FF seems to be the bigger winner at the cost of IE.
- akkartik 17y agoDude, how long has each been around to grab marketshare? Chrome is absolutely meteoric when you divide by time.
- axod 17y agoFWIW, Chrome usage on Mibbit is already above Safari, Opera, and above IE6 and IE7. Chrome usage is growing at an astounding rate in the 'webapp' world. Wouldn't be surprised if it overtakes IE8 soon.
- Gibbon 17y agoBehold.. What is a Browser? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4MwTvtyrUQ&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4MwTvtyrUQ&feature=relat... Most people don't have the slighest clue what a browser is, nevermind an opinion about them.
- akkartik 17y agoChange the question to "What browser do you use?" - in that very same video - and you get much better answers. Often from the very same people. You can make a video asking people in Times Square what a preposition is, and get similar quality of response. That doesn't mean they don't know the difference between 'and' and 'but'. As for opinion: people can distinguish between the fast one and the slow one.