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I have been really disappointed with the Chrome team's approach to flexibility. While I can't stand up for Gecko when compared to Webkit, the fact that Mozilla

I have been really disappointed with the Chrome team's approach to flexibility. While I can't stand up for Gecko when compared to Webkit, the fact that Mozilla is a toolkit for building apps rather than an application itself means it's far better for hackers who like things like Conkeror and Vimperator. Chrome is great for people who lack the imagination to come up with a better UI than what you get out of the box. "Write some C++ code and spend two hours recompiling" is not a reasonable answer to "how do you modify the browser's UI?", especially for tasks that can be done in seconds without restarting in Mozilla.

pyre 17y ago
> Chrome is great for people who lack the imagination to come up with a better UI than what you get out of the box. Huh? So... If I like Chrome the way it is and don't want to turn my browser into Emacs, I 'lack the imagination to come up with a better UI?'
- jodrellblank 17y ago
  If you cannot imagine a better UI then you lack the imagination to come up with a better UI. That holds as a statement without being insulting, doesn't it? Though it could be argued to be begging the question (properly, I hope). Instead, I suggest the weak bits of the claim are the omission - Chrome is also great for other people too - and the unjustified implication that being unable to come up with a better UI is a problem (it applies to most of us).
  - Locke1689 17y ago
    I'm not sure begging the question is the term you were looking for. Perhaps tautological.