Boy – Google Chrome seems to have really stirred up the somewhat complacent browser world. I remember when Opera came out and had a similar vibe but since Chrome is from the almighty Google it seems to have had more of an impact.
After playing with it a bit – I think it’s nice but still very beta. Some things were clunky or didn’t work. I missed my extensions from Firefox and the UI was different enough it felt awkward. I also couldn’t tinker with it at home since there is no Linux version (yet), so that dampened my enthusiasim somewhat.
Most people seem to be focused on Firefox and IE but I think the company who really has to be worried is Adobe. Javascript in Chrome is blazing fast. RIA anyone?
Suddenly the browser doesn’t look so bad…
I don’t think Chrome will ever be a serious browser to contend with but I do think the major browsers will have to look at some of it’s more innovative concepts and see if they can integrate those ideas into their own offerings. I think Google has the same idea since it open souced the code behind Chrome and mentioned working with the Firefox team during development.
It will be interesting to see which way Chrome goes – will it become a major player?
i haven’t tried ff3 yet, but i can’t imagine it’s as fast as chrome. i am very impressed with it. i can’t believe fb and other apps like it loaded so fast. i have to think anything that moves that fast will get a fair share of the market while the big boys race to catch up.
i agree it is beta and a bit awkward, but it looks good for the future of the web.
as i was test driving it, i was thinking of air, and how adobe is probably not entirely happy about this change in the browser world.