Google Chrome
disclaimer: as with everyone else’s post this post does not add a comma to what has already been said by the right people (Google staff). Instead it will focus on the unanswered questions.
What is the need for yet another browser ? It’s an open source browser, there are already several good open source browsers such as Firefox.
Great, it has several new features, but why weren’t they included to existing open-source projects ?
Google was a strong supporter of Mozilla Firefox, what happens now ?
If the browser is open source, where is the code ?
EDIT: Antonio gave the answer http://code.google.com/chromium/
PS: I’ve not installed Google Chrome, and do not really intend to in the near future. Not because I don’t want to, just because I don’t use windows 
Posted: September 2nd, 2008 under English.
Tags: browser, google, Thoughts, Webmaster
Comments
Comment from Filipe Freitas
Time 3 September, 2008 at 11:38 am
Google Chrome is just Apple Safari (it’s based on Webkit)..it’s idiotic how Google didn’t even try to write something new.
Comment from Paulo Pires
Time 3 September, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Google Chrome is NOT Apple Safari, neither Firefox. It’s much more than that. Main NEW points for me are:
* Contained tabs which improve security and browsing speed;
* Javascript compiler. Yeah that’s right, compiler.. into machine-code. Not just another Javascript interpreter.
* It uses WebKit which is present in Safari but also in other minor browsers like Gnome’s Epiphany - damn it’s fast!!;
* It’s not a fork from any other OSS project;
* They did it.. well, because they can. And the thing is that it’s making so much buzz that at least one very positive thing as been achieved: a very strong earth-shattering call to renew web-browsing the way we know it.
Oh and BTW, it’s OSS. So you can put it into Firefox if you want, or any other you see fit. Please stop complaining about it, and do something useful with it.
Comment from Pedro Francisco
Time 3 September, 2008 at 2:41 pm
Why Google created yet another browser (one possible explanation): http://thetruthaboutmozilla.wordpress.com/2008/02/25/the-google-browser/
Possible privacy issues with Google Chrome’s EULA:
http://disco-bar.blogspot.com/2008/09/google-chrome.html
Having said that, it’s cool, it’s fast, it can open 20 Hi5 profiles at the same time with no slowdowns and will have a Linux version.
If it weren’t for privacy concerns, I’d jump on the bandwagon right away.
Comment from http://disco-bar.blogspot.com/
Time 3 September, 2008 at 2:45 pm
OK é a segunda vez que tento comentar aqui e o comentário não aparece em lado nenhum. Tenho de meter URL obrigatoriamente?? Tentativa n.º 2:
Why Google made yet another browser (one possible explanation):
http://thetruthaboutmozilla.wordpress.com/2008/02/25/the-google-browser/
Some privacy concerns with Google Chrome’s EULA:
http://disco-bar.blogspot.com/2008/09/google-chrome.html
Having said that, the browser it’s cool, it’s fast and, if it weren’t for the privacy issues, I’d jump on the bandwagon right away. As such, I’ll use Opera for the time being.
Comment from Claymore
Time 3 September, 2008 at 7:06 pm
Eu experimentei o Google Chrome e sinceramente não achei grande pastilha…
Não trouxe nada de novo à minha navegação e de certa forma até fui um bocado enganado pelos screenshots. Vi um screen onde via várias webpages pré-visualizadas após fazer uma pesquisa no google e pensei que acontece-se sempre que fizesse uma pesquisa… enganei-me, era simplesmente uma visualização dos ultimos sites visitados.
Segundo o goucha, existem algumas maravilhas se acedermos ao gmail via web, mas dado que uso o thunderbird para gerir e aceder a contas de mail e RSS feeds, não estou a ver grande uso no Chrome para mim… Cheers!
PS: Se alguem conhecer de um cliente de gestão de e-mails que tb contenha um bom gestor de RSS Feeds, e que permita guardar todos os conteudos de uma feed no disco para visualização offline, digam-me plz.
Comment from Claymore
Time 3 September, 2008 at 7:08 pm
Esquecime de dizer… Uso FireFox Portable, Thunderbird Portable e Sunbird Portable
Life is so much easy with portable apps!
Comment from Pedro Francisco
Time 8 September, 2008 at 6:47 am
To Claymore: you ain’t gonna like the answer 
Google Chrome + Google Reader (look for “Offline” in the upper right section of the page)
OR
Mozilla Firefox (or Internet Explorer) + Google Gears + Google Reader (same thing).
BTW, Claymore: http://www.google.com/googlebooks/chrome/
Read and you’ll understand all the hype.
Comment from Claymore
Time 16 September, 2008 at 7:46 am
“Google Chrome + Google Reader (look for “Offline” in the upper right section of the page)”"
It’s just too many app’s to install compared to my portable freedom
Comment from António Afonso
Time 3 September, 2008 at 12:09 am
http://code.google.com/chromium/