Chrome On the Way For Mac and Linux

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Chrome On the Way For Mac and Linux

Posted by timothy on Sunday January 11, 2009 @07:21AM from the oozing-brightly-into-all-corners dept.

TornCityVenz writes "I've seen many complaints in the feedback on Slashdot every time an article on Google's Chrome browser hits; the calls for true cross platform availability have struck me as a valid complaint. So now it seems Google is answering your calls, promising in this article on CNET a deadline for Mac and Linux support." I'd really like to not care about the name of the browser I'm using, but the mental cost of switching could be high for someone used to particular Firefox extensions, unless or until they can all be expected to work seamlessly with Chrome.

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A firm date from Google? by aussie_a · 2009-01-11 07:23 · Score: 5, Funny

Is this a sign of the apocalypse?
1. Re:A firm date from Google? by Firehed · 2009-01-11 09:14 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  I think it's more a matter of engineering resources. When you're a web-centric company, you'll do anything in your power to bring about the death of IE6.
  
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2. Re:A firm date from Google? by __aailrp9629 · 2009-01-11 09:49 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  The summary is somewhat misleading.
  You must be new here.
Might as well since no one wants it on Windows. by Jackie_Chan_Fan · 2009-01-11 08:22 · Score: 1, Funny

Google Chrome isnt exactly giving me a geek boner yet.
Re:Why is it taking so long? by BorgCopyeditor · 2009-01-11 09:09 · Score: 5, Funny

True. But it's horrid across many platforms!

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Re:Why is it taking so long? by Goaway · 2009-01-11 10:28 · Score: 2, Funny

Write once, horrify anywhere.
Re:Why is it taking so long? by Cyrcyr · 2009-01-11 20:17 · Score: 2, Funny

Citation, please.
This is from a guy who calls himself Anonymous Coward, a well known user on Slashdot:

Then they had the nerve to deny it, even when anybody who looked at the source code immediately after initial release could see the truth of the matter.