Google Chrome - My Verdict

I like Google Chrome. It was fast to downloaded and very easy to use. I am not sure if I was just relieved that there was another browser option or just the novelty of having something new to play with in office may have hindered my experience.

Nevertheless, there were a features I liked about Chrome which would make Microsoft IE and Firefox look old school.

What I liked about Google Chrome:

> the "quick links" page featuring small images of recently visited websites
> the way you just type your search/url in without having to open the Google page
> the big screen real estate for viewing web pages

I was a bit surprised to not see more integration of their products in this first release because it would be a great opportunity to and have often felt Google are not very good at promoting their suite of products.

For example, I use Gmail, GChat, Google Docs, Google Notebook, Picasa, Search, Blogger, Calendar, Images, Maps, AdSense, iGoogle, AdWords, Trends - whereas majority of the population according to Netview Nielsen//Netratings only use Google search and maps.

The Google Chrome experience I was hoping for:

> Social networking tool bar to preview without having to login
> Google Chat window without having to keep your Gmail
> Google Notebook to drop links/content/images directly from the web
> Google TV channel streaming all your favourite shows on-demand
> AdSense type button/text ads, that reward consumers and advertisers
> For it to become your own desktop PA,to access everything & organise life!
> Web-based games to challenge your friends/strangers
> Click to add items shopping/reminder list you can access from your mobile
> The ability to customize my browser appearance

Perhaps in the next release. I wonder what other people would like?

Google Chrome - Its About Time.

Google has finally launched a web browser - not that most web users think much about the browser they use. I think the web browser market is actually a very interesting space to for Google to play in and why not?

According to the Market Share - By net applications website, Microsoft Internet Explorer accounts for 72.15% of the browser market share. While I am a Firefox fan - they only account for the second largest chunk 19.73% of the web user population.

Now my only wish was that Google released the mac version first because now I have to wait until I get to work to try it out. You would think from the recent iPhone popularity in Sydney, that the WOM about Google Chrome would have spread faster via Apple users. Then again, I wonder if Chrome even works on the iPhone?

So curious about this new browser, I did a little research to prepare myself for the experience:



After watching this video, I thought wait a second...moving tabs is from Firefox, better book marking is from Del.icio.us.

Google Chrome was released only days after the Beta 2 version of Internet Explorer 8.0 become available and already people are discovering glitches.