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Google's Chrome Declining In Popularity

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the still-no-mac-version dept.

holy_calamity writes "After launching in a blaze of publicity that even warmed Slashdot, Google's browser grabbed a 3% share of the market, but has been slipping ever since, and now accounts for 1.5%. Google has also stopped promoting the browser on its search page. Assuming they wanted it to grab a significant share of the browser market, have they dropped the ball, or is this part of the plan?" On Slashdot, Chrome is still the #4 browser (after FF, IE, and Safari) but it was ahead of Safari for a few days, hitting almost 10% of our traffic.

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  1. Beta browser fails to grow after initial hype by MosesJones · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Come on is this a surprise? I've downloaded Chrome, I've used it for a little bit of time and then gone back to Firefox as its got the plug-ins and other bits that I use everyday. When Chrome becomes a full product and has the plug-ins that I need then I'd consider switching, but for now its just something I'll fire up when testing my web code and then use that open window for some browsing because I'm too lazy to switch to another window.

    Hell personally I'm shocked they beat 1% of people, I'm stunned that 1% of people cared enough to download a new browser.

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  2. Re:I thought it was in beta by Praxx · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The fact that people are still using it regularly despite it being beta should say something at least.

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  3. Loyal Users by epdp14 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    It seems to me that the pool of users that Chrome is seeking to draw from has already been taken by the likes of Firefox and Opera. And, unfortunately for Chrome, fans of Firefox and Opera are violently loyal customers. Even if Chrome supported addons I would have a hard time giving up my Firefox.

  4. Re:I know why... by outcast36 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I'm sill using Chrome, so I'm currently an outcast. I have Firefox3 with 9 plugins (of course AdBlock/Flashblock/... and so on). The major reason I keep using Chrome is that the Javascript engine is so much faster. It is actually faster for me to load all the extra crap with Chrome than it is for adblock to remove it and render the page with stuff missing. It sounds ridiculous, but it is my experience. Of course now my privacy is being raped 8 ways to Sunday, but its worth it for that 15 extra milliseconds of my life.

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  5. Re:I know why... by clone53421 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I use the IE tab plugin for Firefox... there's almost never any need for me to start IE, even to test pages in it.

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  6. Re:I know why... by Jim+Hall · · Score: 5, Interesting

    For me, the issue was No native Linux version. Yes, there's the Linux version provided by the CrossOver guys, and that's great. I've used it a few times. But it takes forever to launch, and is generally a little slow. A native application would be better.

    I'll look at Chrome again when there's a native version for Linux.