Comments on: Chrome Isn’t a Slam-Dunk

By: Drew

Drew — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:19:11 +0000

I haven’t found anything in Chrome that has convinced me to abandon my emotional attachment to Firefox.

Designers and developers know that Firefox has done things right, consistently, over the past several years and have become its loudest cheerleaders.

Google still uses table design on its front page.

Google has a long way to go to become anything other than people’s second browser of choice.

By: Colin Smillie

Colin Smillie — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 03:41:37 +0000

I think Firefox v3 really opens the door for Chrome. v3 seems to be a lot less stable than previous versions and it only gets worst with plugins that are built-in like Firebug…

By: NB

NB — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 03:35:57 +0000

sorry, I meant I can’t use the google TOOLBAR with chrome.

By: NB

NB — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 03:35:03 +0000

I too have been using Chrome since beta. I originally liked it but now I don’t. Why? First, it crashes a lot. Really. More than the other browsers. Crashes most when I am using google analytics (oh the irony) with Vista. But mostly I don’t like chrome because I can’t use the google browser with it (will change I’m sure) so I can’t bookmark properly. Also, one firefox plugin I use a lot is zotero (mostly a nerdy scientific thing) but that one ONLY works with firefox.

By: David M

David M — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:00:11 +0000

I’ve been using Chrome since it was released in beta. I originally intended to just test it out, see how it works. Frankly, I am surprised at how much I really like it…and it is hard to explain why. Maybe it is the speed, maybe the simple look, maybe it is the fact that it does not crash so often, maybe it is the way Google search and other Google Apps work so well, or maybe it is the application shortcut feature. So far, I haven’t really missed Firefox yet.