Comments on: I like Chrome, but it really isn’t the Jesus Browser http://comments.deasil.com/2008/09/04/i-like-chrome-but-it-really-isnt-the-jesus-browser/ escape colon w q Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:30:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Top 8 posts from 2008! http://comments.deasil.com/2008/09/04/i-like-chrome-but-it-really-isnt-the-jesus-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-13950 Top 8 posts from 2008! Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:18:07 +0000 http://comments.deasil.com/?p=1850#comment-13950 [...] 8. I like Chrome, but it really isn’t the Jesus Browser [...] [...] 8. I like Chrome, but it really isn’t the Jesus Browser [...]

]]> By: Mike Brittain » Blog Archive » What I think about Google Chrome http://comments.deasil.com/2008/09/04/i-like-chrome-but-it-really-isnt-the-jesus-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-12914 Mike Brittain » Blog Archive » What I think about Google Chrome Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:01:42 +0000 http://comments.deasil.com/?p=1850#comment-12914 [...] Felix wrote a pretty good post about Chrome, and I decided to just add my thoughts on the end of that [...] [...] Felix wrote a pretty good post about Chrome, and I decided to just add my thoughts on the end of that [...]

]]> By: cast42 http://comments.deasil.com/2008/09/04/i-like-chrome-but-it-really-isnt-the-jesus-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-15456 cast42 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:14:25 +0000 http://comments.deasil.com/?p=1850#comment-15456 It's true that chrome is "just" a browser albeit a very good one, potentially the best. But it's ok that it doesn't change your browsing as that is the intention. The potential for chrome is more that i can blur the line between desktop and web apps. The apps that may change your daily habits are still to created. The potential unleashed by the chrome browser is enourmous, so the change such a game changing do arise are very reasonable. It's true that chrome is “just” a browser albeit a very good one, potentially the best. But it's ok that it doesn't change your browsing as that is the intention. The potential for chrome is more that i can blur the line between desktop and web apps. The apps that may change your daily habits are still to created. The potential unleashed by the chrome browser is enourmous, so the change such a game changing do arise are very reasonable.

]]> By: Javascript v. Flash/Air http://comments.deasil.com/2008/09/04/i-like-chrome-but-it-really-isnt-the-jesus-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-12593 Javascript v. Flash/Air Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:27:52 +0000 http://comments.deasil.com/?p=1850#comment-12593 [...] Chrome and V8 all out and garnering impressive press a lot of talk has come out suggesting that new and improved [...] [...] Chrome and V8 all out and garnering impressive press a lot of talk has come out suggesting that new and improved [...]

]]> By: felix http://comments.deasil.com/2008/09/04/i-like-chrome-but-it-really-isnt-the-jesus-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-15457 felix Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:57:04 +0000 http://comments.deasil.com/?p=1850#comment-15457 Huh, I think it's pretty interesting how cross pollinated (or whatever) this whole browser business is with folks from Mozilla now on Chrome, with John Resig (the jQuery guy) at Mozilla, with Mozilla relying on Google for the bulk of their money but with their rendering coming from Webkit and all this code being free. Kind of neat stuff. Huh, I think it's pretty interesting how cross pollinated (or whatever) this whole browser business is with folks from Mozilla now on Chrome, with John Resig (the jQuery guy) at Mozilla, with Mozilla relying on Google for the bulk of their money but with their rendering coming from Webkit and all this code being free. Kind of neat stuff.

]]> By: mikebrittain http://comments.deasil.com/2008/09/04/i-like-chrome-but-it-really-isnt-the-jesus-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-15458 mikebrittain Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:46:47 +0000 http://comments.deasil.com/?p=1850#comment-15458 I also like that Google hosts versions of jQuery for developers to embed in their own apps. My guess would be that they will contribute (or have already?) optimizations to jQuery that will make it possibly even faster to run in V8. I also like that Google hosts versions of jQuery for developers to embed in their own apps. My guess would be that they will contribute (or have already?) optimizations to jQuery that will make it possibly even faster to run in V8.

]]> By: felix http://comments.deasil.com/2008/09/04/i-like-chrome-but-it-really-isnt-the-jesus-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-15459 felix Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:42:39 +0000 http://comments.deasil.com/?p=1850#comment-15459 Mike, I agree that I think it's pretty unlikely that Chrome will garner any significant browser share, especially anytime in the next couple years. Although promoting it on their homepage could help boost some numbers. It'd certainly be interesting for Mozilla and Apple to adopt V8, although I am kind of enjoying the js engine battle - with enough compliance testing to ensure compatibility, it may be more beneficial to have a set of competing engines pushing each other on.<br><br>The application shortcuts is a pretty interesting feature - I think I got used to it on my iPhone so I kind of forgot it wasn't so prevalent on the desktop. Coupling that with the distinct processes is definitely a pretty serious feature of Chrome that I haven't really thought enough about. Saved state. Mmmm..... I totally agree that everyone wins as these features creep into the other browsers.<br><br>Omnibar + AwesomeBar + Ubiquity all in one field would indeed be something. I hope they make this happen! Mike, I agree that I think it's pretty unlikely that Chrome will garner any significant browser share, especially anytime in the next couple years. Although promoting it on their homepage could help boost some numbers. It'd certainly be interesting for Mozilla and Apple to adopt V8, although I am kind of enjoying the js engine battle – with enough compliance testing to ensure compatibility, it may be more beneficial to have a set of competing engines pushing each other on.

The application shortcuts is a pretty interesting feature – I think I got used to it on my iPhone so I kind of forgot it wasn't so prevalent on the desktop. Coupling that with the distinct processes is definitely a pretty serious feature of Chrome that I haven't really thought enough about. Saved state. Mmmm….. I totally agree that everyone wins as these features creep into the other browsers.

Omnibar + AwesomeBar + Ubiquity all in one field would indeed be something. I hope they make this happen!

]]> By: mikebrittain http://comments.deasil.com/2008/09/04/i-like-chrome-but-it-really-isnt-the-jesus-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-15460 mikebrittain Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:51:27 +0000 http://comments.deasil.com/?p=1850#comment-15460 I think it's difficult to envision that Google, at least anytime soon, will have Chrome deployed on any large number of computers. It will be difficult to fight their way into the marketplace, especially with a product that on the surface doesn't do much of anything different than Firefox, Safari, and IE. With that in mind, even if they don't win browser share, the idea of building all of this technology and making it open source seems like a strong move for them. Imagine Firefox and Safari adopting V8 as their internal JS engines (for some reason, I doubt that Microsoft would follow this crowd)? Two of the most popular browsers would render JS incredibly fast. That's a win for Google and their application-centric products.<br><br>If Google *does* get market share (through enterprise or university adoption, distribution with Linux OSes, advertising on their own site, Google Pack, etc. *), then they may start to change the minds of many average users -- that the Internet is the platform. One of my favorite features, and it's not widely discussed, is that you can add an "Application Shortcut" to your desktop for various sites. For example, make a shortcut of GMail and put it on your desktop. You get the cute red envelop icon, and clicking it opens GMail in it's own window with a preserved session state. That seems a lot like opening Apple Mail, Outlook Express, Thunderbird, Eudora (!), etc. Same with Google Docs -- nice icon, opens like traditional software. When (average) people start thinking about sites as applications, then Google's "platform" or "OS" will start to win over users from Microsoft Office.<br><br>Again, if Firefox, Safari, and IE add this sort of feature, Google wins.<br><br>Finally, since you mentioned Ubiquity, I've got to say that I love it. It's experimental, so it looks like an add-on right now. I think that's going to change. Think OmniBar + AwesomeBar + Ubiquity all in one field at the top of your browser. Simple to use for average users, but extensible for power users. I can't wait!<br><br>* Granted, most of these sources are where you pick up power-users, not average users. I think it's difficult to envision that Google, at least anytime soon, will have Chrome deployed on any large number of computers. It will be difficult to fight their way into the marketplace, especially with a product that on the surface doesn't do much of anything different than Firefox, Safari, and IE. With that in mind, even if they don't win browser share, the idea of building all of this technology and making it open source seems like a strong move for them. Imagine Firefox and Safari adopting V8 as their internal JS engines (for some reason, I doubt that Microsoft would follow this crowd)? Two of the most popular browsers would render JS incredibly fast. That's a win for Google and their application-centric products.

If Google *does* get market share (through enterprise or university adoption, distribution with Linux OSes, advertising on their own site, Google Pack, etc. *), then they may start to change the minds of many average users — that the Internet is the platform. One of my favorite features, and it's not widely discussed, is that you can add an “Application Shortcut” to your desktop for various sites. For example, make a shortcut of GMail and put it on your desktop. You get the cute red envelop icon, and clicking it opens GMail in it's own window with a preserved session state. That seems a lot like opening Apple Mail, Outlook Express, Thunderbird, Eudora (!), etc. Same with Google Docs — nice icon, opens like traditional software. When (average) people start thinking about sites as applications, then Google's “platform” or “OS” will start to win over users from Microsoft Office.

Again, if Firefox, Safari, and IE add this sort of feature, Google wins.

Finally, since you mentioned Ubiquity, I've got to say that I love it. It's experimental, so it looks like an add-on right now. I think that's going to change. Think OmniBar + AwesomeBar + Ubiquity all in one field at the top of your browser. Simple to use for average users, but extensible for power users. I can't wait!

* Granted, most of these sources are where you pick up power-users, not average users.

]]> By: Mike Brittain » Blog Archive » I like Google Chrome http://comments.deasil.com/2008/09/04/i-like-chrome-but-it-really-isnt-the-jesus-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-12581 Mike Brittain » Blog Archive » I like Google Chrome Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:19:13 +0000 http://comments.deasil.com/?p=1850#comment-12581 [...] about the direction Google is taking with Chrome, and Felix seemed to touch on a lot of them his post about Chrome, so I just tacked on some of my thoughts the end of [...] [...] about the direction Google is taking with Chrome, and Felix seemed to touch on a lot of them his post about Chrome, so I just tacked on some of my thoughts the end of [...]

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