Is Google Chrome Good or Bad?

What are your opinions on Google Chrome? Is it as bad as what I have been reading? Anybody use Chrome?

 

I've tried it. It seems pretty decent, although I still prefer Firefox for its many extensions. It would be second choice of browser.

 

I love it. At first, coming from IE8, I didn't really like the layout but it grew on me and it's now my first browser. It's kind of unstable on W7 for now though. (gotta run it as administrator and Vista compatibility mode)

 

I am currently using it as my default. I switched from Opera. I like the open/close speed, and the browsing speed (but that's more of a wash against O). Tab open/close speed is also good. I enjoy its simple interface, bookmark management features, and new tab page for best features.

Worst features? Customizability limitations is probably it. It runs light and quick and its appearance doesn't get in the way. That's why I've been using it as my default for a couple months.

 

When I first moved to Chrome from Firefox, I fell in love with it. After about a month it just started bugging out on me and went really slow. Since then, I haven't used it. I'd definitely rank it after Firefox... Love'd it when it worked for me.

 

I have chrome as my default browser, I loves it, as said simple clean interface, its fast, just a nice browser to use.

 

I do have it as my default browser...only thing is that it has become a little buggy, everytime I am looking at some manga over onemanga.com, Chrome just freezes..its been like this for the past few weeks.

 

I use it for Gmail, since it loads that very fast. For everything else, I use Opera.

 

I use the developer updates of Chrome, and it is my favorite browser along with Firefox. Within the next couple of weeks, Chrome will get add ons!

 

Chrome is fast and efficient on windows xp and vista. The good thing about Chrome is that when one tab hangs, you don't have to close the entire browser, just that defective tab. It's memory efficient as well. The downside is the customizability and addons limitations, but that will change I hope.

 

It really depends on your preference. Some people prefer Chrome. I prefer internet explorer and dislike firefox.

 

Now that is good news!!!!

 

It is my primary browser, what I dont like is when you close the last tab it closes the browser, and the 9 quick links (speed dial in Opera) is based on user history so for me they keep moving around!

 

I hate Chrome's text highlighter. Whenever I try to highlight some text in the search box in google and my mouse drags outside the box, it inverts the selection and I accidently overwrite the wrong text.

 

Chrome is a good browser. I use it for speed browsing with user scripts for adblocker and better gmail 2. Fastest browser out there.

 

Good? reminding me the earlier days of Opera - quick and everything in one.

Bad? as time goes on, as Chrome adds more "extensions" to compete against FF, just as Opera try with in-house add-ons, it will become just as buggy, if not already is.

Worse? I personally don't appreciate the datamining of Google.

cheers ...

 

Browsers, rated by AKAJohnDoe from top to bottom:

#1: Firefox
#22 Opera
#68 IE7
#205 IE8
#475 Safari
#666 Chrome

 

Chrome is a decent browser. On average, it's the most secure browser out of the box, although once you start installing add-ons for firefox/minefield (no-script, adblocker plus, etc.), they quickly blow Chrome away.

As was mentioned, Chromium has come a long way from the periodic releases of Chrome, so that's worth checking out if you like the browser. The chromium nightlies also fix several of the sandbox/uac compatibility issues with Windows 7.

Still, without the extendability of minefield, chromium will never become my primary browser. It's still decent for those sites that minefield can't do properly and when you need to use an alternate browser with webkit and don't feel like messing with safari.

The sad thing about Chrome is its lack of full compatibility with even Google's own services (certain labs features, bookmarks, etc.).

On the other hand, if you're like me and are fed up with the clumsy dedicated e-mail clients like thunderbird/shredder and WLM, Chrome doubles as a nice e-mail client for gmail/calendar/reader while you can use minefield for everything else.

 

Using now on Vista Home Premium.

Loving it so far. It's very fast and is as stable as any other browser.

Though, it doesn't work well with my University's website. That's where FF3 comes in.

 

i'm migrating from firefox once chrome gets add-ons

 

Well...I have come to look at browsers for the point of view of my preferences regarding the operating ecology that I want to be a part of. Thus, for example, if I want to be in the Google Universe - using Google Apps extensively - then Chrome would be the best bet. Of course, this does not mean that IE and/ or FF will not work well within the Google Universe - after all they are supported browsers, but I think Chrome would be better simply because it is native to the environment.

For my purposes, my general purpose browser has been and will probably remain Opera.

But since I am also working within a MS environment and want to use the Live Apps, I have opted for IE8. This being said, before IE8, I had a big problem because though Opera would often 'work' (especially when masking as IE), I would have had to resort to IE7, which I never did. I don't like FF, though I do have it on my rig.

My problem with Chrome is their calling back to the Google mothership. Though I will admit that here I may be a victim of FUD. Aside from that, when I have used (more accurately, tested) Chrome, it felt fast and lean.

I guess all browsers today (especially after the release of IE8) are almost the same. This being the case, as I said earlier, its the operating environment that makes the difference...at least for me.

 

It's fast but lacks its own share of addons.

 

does anyone know how to get rid of the most viewd sites when u click on it
this is what i'm talking about

 

http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2009/04/disable-google-chromes-new-tab-page.html

 

i used to use opera now i use chrome
chrome can work on very slow internet connections
really fast and clean
just need some addons and they are coming out soon

 

It's a decent browser but I can't really get away from Firefox.

 

dude chrome kick

 

liking it since the very first day..like the neat clean look of it..makes my view(work) area bigger.. yup..wud love to have those addons here too..

mm..one good thing abt this thumbnail view of the pages i visited..it has now stopped me to visit STUFFS on web

 

If it's just the interface you like, why not use Firefox with one of the Chromifox themes? If you install the entire theme (with the button and menubar extensions), you can make firefox look exactly like Chrome (although not Chromium).

 

I am confident that I got my $10 gift card from David, directly due to re-downloading Chrome when I did today.

 

It's almost all I use on Windows. It's still incompatible with some sites like ESPN360, so I still use Firefox and occasionally IE7. It's definitely the quickest browser I've used on Windows or OS X. Once there's an OS X version, I'll switch to it from Safari 4.

 

if i have to make my FF look like chrome only..then y not use chrome instead..
sorry,i forgot to mention what all i liked chrome for,. speeeed.. nyday better thn FF..chrome doesnt hang while loading some pdf or heavy stuff..pop up..never had any pop ups since using it(chrome)from day one..even after its pop up blocker FF couldnt help but launch for some sites..

n yeah.. again for the looks..it increases my working area

 

google chrome is the best browser which many features . i like the google chrome.

so it is good one browser.

 

Chrome performs nicely right now, but there are 2 reasons why I don't use it as my main broswer:

1. Lack of add-on support. Mainly, no ABP (yes I know you can achieve close to the same thing using user scripts, but that's too much of a hassle IMO when it's so much simpler in FF).
2. Google's data collection. Who knows what data they collect and for how long they keep it. Not that I care too much if people see what I'm browsing, but as people become more and more comfortable with this "invasion" of privacy, Google and other companies will eventually go further.

Despite those 2 things it is a good browser and I do use it from time to time. One thing I really like is that it has the same keyboard shortcuts as FF that I use all the time, so my browsing is really efficient.

 

They're getting add-ons soon though, when this happens, Chrome might take over, lol. And wasn't there 'Iron', which was the same as Chrome, without the data collection?

 

I don't use Chrome, because there are still issues on some websites (regarding CSS/Tables) and it just can't display them correctly. Even IE8 is more consistent in that. Yes - you heard right: IE8 is better than Chrome.
So... as long as Google is unable to solve this problem, I will not recommend this browser.

Oh - and another thing: since Installation of Chrome an annoying "Google Updater" is always running, even without starting the browser. Obviously no way to shut it off, other than uninstalling Chrome again. Sorry, I don't need and I don't like such "gimmicks"...

 

1. Chrome has only been out a couple months, so the websites issues may get fixed.

2. You can shut off Google Updater, it just takes some registry tweaks.

 

While working on my papers I tend to keep open tons of windows and tabs in case I need to refer back to them again. As a result, my browser and foxit reader are littered with 40-50 tabs! I used firefox, but it became a big hassel to have to scroll through the tabs once the entire bar became full. This was made more difficult because there was no easy option to just open in a new window (yes, ive downloaded the 'open to window' addon, but each time i restart, it seems to vanish). Also I really hate how slow it takes to load up! It really takes away from my chain of thought.

With google chrome its speedy! If i want to organize a series of papers related to a particular topic -boom - i drag it out to form a new window.

Even unconciously I favored chrome. At first I started out with one chrome window and one firefox window to do my work. By the time I was finished I had a few chrome windows open (each with mulitple tabs) and firefox with only one or two tabs open for my email.

in short, Chrome is a superior browser, albeit, far from completion. If this browser is what is to come from google, I can see this browser dominating the market. As a result of that harrowing week, I decided to make chrome my default browser; it had withstood punishing use with excellent ease of use.

 

Getting rid of GoogleUpdate.exe is easy...

No registry tweak...
All you do is disable and delete googleupdate.exe from startup using msconfig or ccleaner or any other tool that deals with startup entries. Then go to Task Scheduler and delete the task. That is it...who told you to go into the Registry

The FF Beta has tab tearing as well, though not as smooth as Chrome's. When 3.5 comes out, it should be stable. in case you were curious.

 

You do know that CCleaner simply edits the registry to remove startup items, right...?

 

Just the startup item, yes, but registry tweaks won't get rid of the task that gets embedded to task scheduler (or at least I don't know how). It's much easier for the average user to use programs he already uses like Ccleaner or even built-in msconfig to delete the startup entry, instead of diving into regedit and possible fubar his/her pc.

 

Word.

Chrome is good for Internet on a slow machine (like this 1) but I'd pick FF any day for its extensions. I really like Chrome's layout and features such as draggable tabs and its view source though.

 

The point is: there is no need for a random piece of crap software. Especially not from Google - the one big user data mining organisation. Most people don't even know this "Updater" is automatically started and active on their system.

If it was an updater, integrated in the browser, starting only with the browser to check the version once in a while it would be o.k. But this is an Updater starting without even running the browser and hidden in the startup-entries. So yeah... I don't like that

 

You can place Chrome in permanent incognito mode just by adding this term to the Properties Window.

You can also "Unchrome" Chrome which removes its unique ID when browsing;

http://www.abelssoft.net/unchrome.php

 

you can very easily make chrome just as secure as iron and just use chrome..

when you first install chrome there are a few things to clean up. first go to the scheduled tasks remove the google updater task (i delete it but you can disable it or leave it if you use other google stuff)

remove the googleupdate.exe from the startup

now go to your users folder and then to the name of the user on the computer, appdata, local, google find chrome then user data.

now open the local state file and look for the user id. remove that but leave the quotes. now save it. change it to a read only. but google is tricky it will make another. do the same to this new one apply as read only. once it makes these 2 it will not make another even when updating.

example:

once the user id file is open look for this near the end of it and remove the part in quotes:

"user_experience_metrics": {
"client_id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-00000000000",
"client_id_timestamp": "0000000000",
"security": {
"renderer_on_default_desktop": 0,
"renderer_on_sbox_desktop": 0


to look like this:

"user_experience_metrics": {
"client_id": ""
"client_id_timestamp": ""
"security": {
"renderer_on_default_desktop": 0,
"renderer_on_sbox_desktop": 0


your preferences should look similar to this depending on your options you picked.

{
"alternate_error_pages": {
"enabled": false
},
"bookmark_bar": {
"show_on_all_tabs": true
},
"browser": {
"show_home_button": true
},
"default_search_provider": {
"id": "2",
"name": "Google",
"search_url": "{google:baseURL}search?{google:RLZ}{google:acceptedSuggestion}{googleriginalQueryForSuggestion}sourceid=chrome&ie={inputEncoding}&q={searchTerms}",
""
},
"dns_prefetching": {
"enabled": false
},
"download": {
"default_directory": "",
"directory_upgrade": true,
"extensions_to_open": ""
},
"geoid_at_install": 244,
"homepage": "",
"homepage_is_newtabpage": false,
"profile": {
"exited_cleanly": false,
"id": "not-signed-in",
"name": "",
"nickname": "",
"password_manager_enabled": false
},
"safebrowsing": {
"enabled": false
},
"search": {
"suggest_enabled": false
},
"session": {
"urls_to_restore_on_startup": [ ]
}


also now uncheck all privacy options in the under the hood section.


this totally prevents you from even having a google id at all.

 

Sounds like a nice pain in the browser to me... I never really got into trying all the different web browsers. What advantages does it have over IE7?

 

chrome: much faster.
firefox: much more flexible.
opera: maybe the god of browsers, maybe not. depends on you

just try out different ones. if you try out firefox, check out the "useful addons" thread.

then again, you're on an ssd, there, most browsers are very fast.