whats so great about chrome

I was browsing around looking at a thread where people had posted their docks and i noticed alot of people were using chrome. in fact I dare say I saw more chrome then firefox. having firefox as a browser of choice why do so many like chrome anyway. It seems kinda risky as far as security goes. firefox is much more secure in my eyes due to several iterations. Im just curious what im missing i guess.

 

When I first started using Chrome it was a lot faster than firefox. But after Lion came out Safari 5.1 is WAY faster than Chrome and is more fluid with gestures and such so I am on Safari now.

 

Seamless integration mostly for me.

 

Actually...chrome is far more secure than Firefox, way way way better, it's cleaner UX and faster experience is just worlds better, it is a far superior browser.
Today iterations mean nothing, day one products can be better than years old products. Chrome was designed from the start to be the most secure, and it is, it was the first to sandboxing, to true private browsing, to encrypted user data. They designed it, best of all chrome has a sync feature, put in your account details on another computer, poof, every single thing is identical to the old machine, every password, every autocorrect, every theme, extensions,apps, etc.
I used safari,then Firefox, then Chrome, firefox has not caught up, and now they are just copying, just look at their future design concepts, they look... familiar.

 

Chrome is impressively light and, from what I've seen, less prone to memory leaks which means it's more stable for keeping open all the time. I had a friend who kept it always open on his netbook with 50+ tabs open and it ran perfectly.

However, for the time being I'm still a loyal Firefox user because of the Add-on's, though they're gradually being ported to Chrome as well - Web Developer Toolbar, Adblock Plus and Firebug. Also, prior to the v5 release, I much preferred the UI to Chrome... Mozilla seems to like screwing up UI's lately (poor Thunderbird...). Finally, I'm not rightly sure I trust Google that much anymore... ;-)

 

I installed chrome to check it out. speed seems the same as firefox to me. i figured out how to get the home button in chrome and im liking it better. Will take a few days to see if i like it. I didnt realize it was more secure. that makes me happy.

 

The ability to preload search and have Google Instant built into the omnibar itself puts Chrome over any browser right now.

 

^ Ya I love the all-in-one toolbar.

Chrome is faster than Firefox than me. I tried both by setting each as my default browser and let each accumulate the cache. In the end, Chrome won.

Plus I have angry birds on Chrome. xD

 

I have been using Chrome for a while now I gotta say it is a pretty snappy, light browser.

 

many people enjoy the "one password to rule them all" experience google is giving people.
Others like the interface better. Some think those extra milliseconds make all the difference.


Depends on whats important to you i suppose.
adblocking is better on FF and since blocking Ads is whats most important to me, i use firefox.

 

Ironically, I have never been a really big fan of Chrome. I always stuck with FireFox on Windows and that stuck through with Snow Leopard until I upgraded to Lion. After that, Safari was noticeably faster while FireFox seemed as if it was trying to run through a mud pit. In stalled Chrome after that but Safari is still faster under Lion for me. So I have stuck with that for the past few weeks (almost a month). I really don't have any issues with all three browsers though I hated Chromes GUI back when it first launched (it looked too much like Lego Land). Now, with some customizations, I can get Chrome looking like my interpretation of a real browser and not something I would find on a Polly Pocket Princess electronic toy.

As others have noted though, Chrome has nice cross-platform integration. I can sync everything from my Google account (which is also tied to my Droid X) so that I never have to worry about losing contacts, favorite sites, or anything else like that again.

 

I started using Chrome mostly because of the syncing of information with one's Google account. Also, it helped that the design was sleeker and cleaner than FF. Also, it's blazing fast. I do use FF sometimes but ever since I started using Chrome, I've been using that 99% of the time.

 

There are a lot of third party extensions or apps that allow cross-platform syncing of contacts, bookmarks, passwords etc. between major browsers (with the exception of Opera). I use Chrome/Canary on the Windows side, Safari 5.1 on the OSX side.

Main functional (i.e. non-security) downside of Safari for me is that it doesn't have all the extensions that Chrome and Firefox have.

 

It's fast and unbloated, but that's not its main draw.

Chrome's default privacy settings are super awesome if you want to disclose everything about your browsing habits directly to Mountain View as you browse. And it gets even better if you're a heavy Google user to begin with and download Chrome through a promotional campaign, so you might want to do that!

http://www.google.com/intl/en/landing/chrome/google-chrome-privacy-whitepaper.pdf (PDF)
Google Chrome

 

When Chrome was released, it was the fastest browser on the internet, and it seems people still think that for some reason. I have both browsers installed, and I think IE 9's speed is the same as Chrome.

 

I have the basic internet service so Chrome is actually 2-3 seconds faster than FF. So ya it depends on the person.

 

Here's an interesting study on the different browser's power consumption when getting the most out of your notebook's battery life is a concern.

Browser Power Consumption?Leading the Industry with Internet Explorer 9 - IEBlog - Site Home - MSDN Blogs

 

That is all fine and dandy (though I don't think I can trust numbers touting the superiority of IE9 on any MS related site) but it doesn't showing anything for OS X operating conditions. So any positive aspects of IE9 (I am sure there are a few) are null and void when it comes to discussing internet browsers under OS X (which is the majority OS here in the Apple and Mac OS X section of the notebookreview forums).

 

Are you really touting IE is better than Chrome?

Not to start a fanboy argument, but I mean... come on! Chrome has its up and downs (Flash crashes more than FF), but seriously, IE9?

 

Many people like Mac hardware like MBAs and MPBs but dislike OSX and prefer running Win7 in bootcamp where maximizing your battery life is important.

I'm typing this on a 13" 2011 MBA i7 ultimate in Win 7 bootcamp. IE9 gives me an avg of 45m longer battery life as compared to Chrome. Besides Google knows too much about me already

 

Actually, it is the other way around. People run OS X on their Macs when they want to maximize battery life. Notice that I also said that Mac OS X is the majority OS in this section of the forums. Majority does not mean that absolutely every single person here runs OS X, it just means that most do. I also further can't trust a link from a Microsoft site touting the superiority of IE9. That would be like reading a statement on Apple.com saying how much better OS X Lion is and how much faster the new MBA is compared to Apple's "standard." I am all in for some type of testing but it must come from an independent site, not directly from the company behind the web browser.

 

Using Firefox. Live Bookmarks (main reason I use Firefox) and Ubiquity are too awesome to just leave behind (plus all the great extensions). Chrome is good too though, I also have it and use it from time to time since it's more friendly with Google apps.

 

True, I certainly wouldn't trust the vendors' word, but IE9 is actually quite reasonable now I don't have any links off the top of my head, nor do I reckon it's faster than Chrome, but as a web developer I've been fairly pleased with it so far... of course, that could just be in contrast to how bad the previous versions have been ;-) . It's particularly convenient for Windows users', especially if x64 is important to you (Firefox doesn't come precompiled for 64 bit, nor do the developers support it). I don't believe Chrome has 64 bit support, though I could be mistaken (haven't used it since it first came out lol).

 

I think you misread my post. For those that don't like OSX and want to maximize their battery life when running Win7 in bootcamp, IE9 uses less power. That's all.

And I agree with you that you shouldn't trust data or a study conducted by the company that makes the software. I didn't and tested it for myself instead.

Having said that, I still prefer Chrome over all other browsers on both Win7 and OSX. But I do use IE9 instead when I need to conserve battery life.

 

Chrome is fast, clean and secure. I started using it the day it came out and haven't gone back to Firefox since. I currently use Canary as my primary browser.

 

Chrome was pretty bad when it came out.

 

IE9 didn't do any better than chrome or FF in that test. A difference of 0.3% is certainly a wash. If they ran the test again they wouldn't be able to get within 0.3% of any of the numbers they took.

Furthermore, IE doesn't conform to internet standards. Many webpages will render incorrectly or fail to function, as many developers do not bother to support IE's peculiarities.

It is also the biggest target for malware and the most vulnerable.

Also, windows gets poor battery life on mac hardware compared to OS X, so if battery life was absolutely the most important thing (forget FUNCTIONING - we need more battery life!) then you would still be using OS X, so IE wouldn't be a choice.

 

You either you didn't bother looking at the results beyond Scenario 2: "about:blank" test where the browsers are only displaying a blank page, or you've been drinking too much apple juice

49 minutes longer battery life is considerably more than 0.3% difference.

 

No, I think someone is using too much windex by continuously referring to results from a test conducted by Microsoft showing the superiority of their software. We also all know that Safari on Windows cannot compare to Safari on OS X. So why keep referring to the test results from a biased source when (again) the majority OS here is going to be OS X? I can do the exact same thing by going to the Windows section of the forums, giving links from Apple showing the superiority of Safari on OS X, and then continue to refer to them throughout the thread when I already know that the majority of people there are going to run Windows.

 

As annoying as you are, I'm going to extend the courtesy of treating you like a gentleman. My reply was ONLY in response to Masterchef stating that there was only a 0.3% difference between IE and Chrome. Nothing else was inferred or implied. Thanks.

 

I'm quite surprised at how Opera ranked last.

 

Automatic spell check. That way, you'll never have to have "whats so great about chrome" as a title again.

 

I scanned the results too quickly. Still would never dream of recommending IE to anyone. I'm also not sure about the validity of the test. I'm also wondering if firefox with the right set of extensions would outlast IE. Just a thought.

Anyway, I would like to see a test from an impartial 3rd party to validate the results posted.

My other thought is that if you're web browsing priorities look like:

1. Windows
2. Battery life
3. Functional

Then I think you need to reevaluate your priorities.

 

Am I annoying because I pointed out the use of OS X on Macs in here or is it because I doubt the unbiased validity of the results that you keep harping on? There are two sides to every coin. One can be too involved with the Cult of Mac just as much as someone who camps too much in the house of Windows. Hence the need for an unbiased 3rd party test for serious results on multiple platforms. So, until that time comes, I am going to continue to recommend that everyone take those results from MS with a large grain of salt.

Take those results with a large grain of salt.

 

Anyone using Chrome Canary on Mac right now?

 

You guys are just noobs.

Everyone knows the best way to browse the internet on OSX is to install VMware or Parallels and use IE9

 

Yep.

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