Thursday, September 4, 2008

Google Chrome

So far I have been pretty happy with Google's chrome browser.  My cube-mate and I have been arguing about which performance testing site is right, because it just seems everyone has chosen a side for or against the browser.  Some sites say it is better, some say it is worse than either Firefox or IE.  Personally, I have seen a drastic improvement with Java script speeds.

I like the idea that when one tab crashes, the whole browser doesn't crash (even though I heard a team of researchers somewhere found a way to force it to crash.)

I think it's good that Google is modifying section 11 of the EULA.  The new EULA now reads:

11. Content license from you
11.1 You retain copyright and any other rights you already hold in Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services.
that's it.  Plain and simple.

It seems to be fairly free of security vulnerabilities... aside from the file download vulnerability I heard about which was by design, but maybe somehow they will find a way to make it more secure.

I still hope to see a replacement for ubiquity in the browser, and I wish to see Google toolbar included as I mentioned here: http://groups.google.com/group/google-chrome-group/msg/5b91a279c06f72c7

I know as a beta project, this is not a final release project, and for the first browser Google released it is excellent!  However, I have to admit, I was really looking for a browser to specialize in uniting Google services.