Google Chrome Is Out of Beta

BitZtream writes "This morning Google announced that Chrome is out of Beta, and showing improvements for plugin support, most notably video speed improvements. It also contains an updated javascript engine, claiming that it operates 1.4 times faster than the beta version, and work has begun on an extensions platform to allow easier integration with the browser by third parties."

Comments

Out of beta?

[Anonymous Coward]

Am I the only one surprised just to hear that Google has taken something out of beta?

Re:Out of beta?

[Hordeking]

Am I the only one surprised just to hear that Google has taken something out of beta?

No, and you ain't in Kansas, neither.

Re:just what we need

[PotatoFarmer]

They should look into that advertising thing, I hear there's a market.

Everyone except Microsoft welcomes Chrome

[David Gerard]

"We absolutely promise that we only want to completely screw over Microsoft with this, and certainly not Mozilla Firefox," said Google's Sundar Pichai. "That we put a pile of our sponsored Mozilla developers on the project is completely irrelevant. We're not evil, remember."

"We are so, so happy with Google Chrome," mumbled Mozilla CEO John Lilly through gritted teeth. "That most of our income is from Google has no bearing on me making this statement."

Microsoft was unfazed. "Browsers don't need to be integrated with online apps," said marketing developer Ian Moulster. "Certainly not like the operating system ... I'll just get back to you."

Google's new browser will give you their web and email services, photo processing, mapping, office applications that will run in said browser and will make you a cup of tea. This is all paid for by personally-directed text ads in your tea leaves, based on analysing a DNA sample taken when you sip the tea and sending your genetic code back to Google for future targeting.

Pichai stressed that Google would maintain complete confidentiality within the marketing department of whatever the browser accessed concerning your confidential business data, bank account details, medical information and personal preferences in pornography. "We're Google. We know where you live. In a completely not evil way. Sponsored link: Get Chrome Browsers on google.com. Or we'll make you use Windows Live."

Re:Neat - Mac OS X ? Linux?

[jonaskoelker]

Yeah, not releasing on all three major platforms seems pretty brain-.dmg'ed.

I'm seeing a pattern, though. Could it be that developing cross-platform applications is something for which Google doesn't have any aptitude?

Re:Addons

[moosesocks]

I am sorry, I can not conceive the internet any more without add-block...

I find that subtraction works well.

Re:just what we need

[Hognoxious]

I still don't understand why Google and Sun are offering the same software under different names.

I would try an explain it with a car industry analogy, but there isn't one.

Re:just what we need

[Tokerat]

God dammit there IS always a car analogy! You're a genius!

Re:just what we need

[Anonymous Coward]

A car industry or an analogy?

Re:Don't forget the WebKit team

[Anonymous Coward]

WebKit would probably never have existed as it is now without KHTML

...and for that matter, lets all thank Adam and Eve. Because none of this would be possible if the first two Humans didn't procreate!

Re:just what we need

[lgw]

So what you're saying is

1) Release two virtually indentical products under different names for twice the development cost.
2) ???
3) Bailout!

How much longer until Sun gets a bailout?

Re:Don't forget the WebKit team

[Anonymous Coward]

Aaaah, I see what you did there. You sneaky creationist you.

Re:Addons

[Spit]

Slashdot has ads now?

Re:Don't forget the WebKit team

[moosesocks]

WebKit would probably never have existed as it is now without KHTML

...and for that matter, lets all thank Adam and Eve. Because none of this would be possible if the first two Humans didn't procreate!

Man, that must have been awkward for the first few generations....