The web is buzzing about Google’s foray into the browser arena with Google Chrome. With all the development of web applications and such, Chrome has potential to gain some significant market share since it is apparently designed with those in mind.
Yes, a browser, which many people – incorrectly by the way – consider a substitute operating system is definitely a better move than the once-rumored “Google OS.” – PC Mag
With all this talk about cloud computing and speculation that computers will become nothing more than portals to the web, this response seems way off the mark. Google’s browser could essentially become the operating system, since a browser would be the only software needed to run web apps in this future of computing. In addition, the way Chrome is described in the comic creates the impression that it is almost like an operating system of some sort since it handles each task separately and has its own task manager. If Chrome is successful, every other browser will start to take on OS qualities.
I’d prefer browser to stay as browsers. I also don’t see Chrome doing too many things that all the other alternatives do quite well. Chrome is just a way for Google to extend it’s web reach and take some more person data.
Yeah I considered that too, and that’s the main reason I’m hesitant to use it. But I’m almost certain this is the direction Chrome and all other browsers will be heading in the future. It does have some neat features such as the status bar that only appears on link hovers, compact chrome and the ability to kill individual tabs.