http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2008/09/01/my-thoughts-on-chrome/ Music + Technology + Random Nonsense from the Music Industry Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:09:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-bleeding http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2008/09/01/my-thoughts-on-chrome/#comment-191695 Jonathan Kupferman Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:20:17 +0000 http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2008/09/01/my-thoughts-on-chrome/#comment-191695 I have been using Chrome since it first came out an I can say that its quite a nice browser. As nice as it is, and as quickly as people have taken to it, I think the only thing that it will really accomplish is to cannibalize Firefox market share. We know the usage statistics on IE6, I doubt people who are using a browser which came default in XP and was released in 2001 are magically going to jump to chrome. I suspect that Chrome vs. Firefox we become a popular point of debate among nerds, but I just cant imagine people making the IE6->Chrome jump. Luckily it is standards compliant so it shouldn't require changes to existing sites. I have been using Chrome since it first came out an I can say that its quite a nice browser. As nice as it is, and as quickly as people have taken to it, I think the only thing that it will really accomplish is to cannibalize Firefox market share. We know the usage statistics on IE6, I doubt people who are using a browser which came default in XP and was released in 2001 are magically going to jump to chrome. I suspect that Chrome vs. Firefox we become a popular point of debate among nerds, but I just cant imagine people making the IE6->Chrome jump. Luckily it is standards compliant so it shouldn’t require changes to existing sites.

]]> http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2008/09/01/my-thoughts-on-chrome/#comment-191659 Daniel Hollister Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:36:09 +0000 http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2008/09/01/my-thoughts-on-chrome/#comment-191659 I'm also glad it's WebKit, and I can't wait for the days when I can finally throw out those IE6 statistics. IE7 is less problematic, whereas IE6 just destroys everything. Unfortunately, I still see a good 5-20% of visitors coming from IE6, depending on the project. I’m also glad it’s WebKit, and I can’t wait for the days when I can finally throw out those IE6 statistics. IE7 is less problematic, whereas IE6 just destroys everything. Unfortunately, I still see a good 5-20% of visitors coming from IE6, depending on the project.

]]> http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2008/09/01/my-thoughts-on-chrome/#comment-191658 Félicien Breton Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:30:17 +0000 http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2008/09/01/my-thoughts-on-chrome/#comment-191658 Indeed it's good that Chrome uses Webkit and that the user experience will improve. Yet from a corporate point of view we have a problem. Google and Mozilla are partners. Google is still moving forward to controlling search engines and web platforms. By the time it will be prosecuted by antitrust measures it will be too late. You can contribute as I do to diminish IE market share while keeping Firefox market share by <a href="http://www.frenchscout.com/die-ie" rel="nofollow">pushing IE users to switch to Firefox</a>. Indeed it’s good that Chrome uses Webkit and that the user experience will improve.
Yet from a corporate point of view we have a problem. Google and Mozilla are partners. Google is still moving forward to controlling search engines and web platforms. By the time it will be prosecuted by antitrust measures it will be too late.
You can contribute as I do to diminish IE market share while keeping Firefox market share by pushing IE users to switch to Firefox.

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