More Google Chrome Musings

3Sep/083

More Google Chrome Musings

In this interview, the Mozilla Europe president states that he doesn't think Google Chrome is competing with Firefox, rather it is competing with Internet Explorer, citing reasons of competing on search/advertising etc.

Just one question: Why do most Internet Explorer users use Internet Explorer? I'm tempted to set up a web survey, but I'm fairly sure the most popular reason will be "there's an alternative? (confused look)". Agree or no?

OK, so having established that, now I'd like to compare the demographic who will install, try and then continue to use Google Chrome with the demographic who know there are possible alternatives to IE and so use Firefox. Once again I'll forego the web survey, but I think you'll see a similarity in those two groups nonetheless.

Soooo. Taking these things into account, which browser do you think will lose more users to Chrome? At this point Firefox's main defence is it's massive and massively useful library of addons (even if Chrome comes complete with a cut-down replacement for my favourite FF addon, Firebug), but if Google adds a plugin capacity to Chrome, all bets are off.

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http://www.andrewblackburn.co.uk Ben

I’ve just installed IE 8 beta on my work PC and I have to say that I’ve never been seduced by any other browser. Sure Firefox does this and that better than IE, but I’ve never found anything on the internet that doesn’t work in IE, so why go to all the hastle of learning a whole new program just to spite Microsoft?

I agree with you that Firefox and possibly Safari have the most to lose to Chrome compared to IE. I suspect the real reason behind it is that it will be used on their mobile platform (I can’t remember its name just now and can’t be arsed to Google it – haha) and will hopefully be more like Safari on the iphone – ie provide real content instead of some crappy cut down version that you are limited to on all other mobile platforms. Those people who have a Google phone will love their browser and (like iTunes+Safari) will install it as part of the sync suite or something.
http://www.andrewblackburn.co.uk Dan

True, they are using webkit for both Chrome and the Android browser, so they may have a bit of cross-over.

IE8b2 is not bad at all to use, but Firefox has those wonderful addons – they make all the difference for me. And when you say that you’ve never found anything on the web that doesn’t work in IE, thats sadly due to the fact that people making websites design around its quirks and inconsistencies. Compare a few browsers in the Acid tests (tests that show how well a browser can handle some complicated but perfectly valid HTML and CSS) and you’ll see what I mean. If you make a site using only valid code and only using FF for checking, you’ll find it looks pretty much identical in all the big browsers apart from IE, due to its ever-funky rendering “features”.

Biggest Chrome dislike so far: no Home button, or similar device.
http://www.andrewblackburn.co.uk Andy

Most IE users use IE because it came free with their computer, ready to use.

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