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Google Releases Chrome V2.0

Posted by timothy on from the windows-only-tut-mir-leid dept.

RadiusK writes "Google has released the second major version of the Chrome browser. This version features more speed improvements thanks to a newer version of V8 JavaScript engine and WebKit. JavaScript-heavy web pages will now run about 30% faster. Other new features include form autofill, fullscreen mode, and improved New Tab page. If you're already using Google Chrome, you'll be automatically updated with these new features soon. If you haven't downloaded Google Chrome, you can get the latest version at google.com/chrome." A version for Linux or OS X would be nice.

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  1. Windows Only by imamac · · Score: 5, Insightful

    A version for Linux or OS X would be nice.

    This is incredibly sad. How hard can it be with their resources to include Mac and Linux?

    1. Re:Windows Only by Goaway · · Score: 4, Insightful

      It takes time to develop software. It doesn't matter what resource you have, beyond a certain point, it still takes lots of time.

      And they are working on both, you know. They're open-source. You can go look at them. You can go help out - isn't that what open source advocates tell you to do every time you complain about an open source app?

    2. Re:Windows Only by blind+biker · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Google only targets the platform where IE is predominant - that is, Windows. On the other platforms, Firefox or Safari will do the job that Chrome is doing on Windows. Either way, it suits Google's strategy.

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    3. Re:Windows Only by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

      isn't that what open source advocates tell you to do every time you complain about an open source app?

      For a volunteer project, yes. Google Chrome is a free, open source, commercial project. It's a professional, corporate-planned, -managed, and -funded product.

      They've now released Windows v2, after originally claiming the Linux version will be ready "as soon as possible" eight months ago during the original hype & release of v1. Google is due for some flack about this. Not to mention the lack of Mac version.

  2. No plug in support by NitroWolf · · Score: 3, Insightful

    No plug-ins, not usable.

    Needs to support an Adblock function at the bare minimum before it would be even marginally accepted by the masses. Mouse gestures would be nice. Those two things would go really far towards the acceptance of Chrome.

    1. Re:No plug in support by Goaway · · Score: 5, Insightful

      "By the masses"? You honestly think the masses use Adblock?

    2. Re:No plug in support by Tubal-Cain · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Needs to support an Adblock function at the bare minimum before it would be even marginally accepted by the masses.

      You only say that because it's how IE became so popular.~

    3. Re:No plug in support by ion.simon.c · · Score: 3, Insightful

      I don't click on ads, ever. (Not even AdSense ads.)

      How does my Adblock/NoScript usage hurt the websites that I vist?

  3. Still waiting... by viyh · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I'd really love to try this hyped up browser but I don't seem to have a Windows machine at my disposal. Throw us (linux/Mac people) a fricken bone, Google.

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    1. Re:Still waiting... by harryandthehenderson · · Score: 3, Insightful

      So a smaller company like Mozilla can magically develop for 3 platforms simultaneously but a much bigger company can't? I call bullshit.

  4. Re:AdBlock Plus by EggyToast · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Agreed, although this is one reason why Firefox will likely still have a life -- it's unaffiliated with a company that makes money through advertising. Why would Google support a browser add-on that allows you to block their main revenue source?

  5. Re:I could live with no Adblock/Noscript by AMSmith42 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I'm not sure I buy into "usage tracking is an invasion of privacy" mantra. It seems to me this is a modern day "taking your photograph will steal your soul" sort of superstition. Is the internet not a public place? I'm not sure what kind of privacy people expect while using it.

  6. No, but you can load Slashdot and not wait forever by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Apparently the Slashdot developers use Chrome on a mighty fast machine; otherwise they'd realize the shame they've brought onto themselves by writing that horribly slow Javascript code and commit hara-kiri.

  7. Re:Not fixed in 7 years: The Firefox CPU hogging b by MrEricSir · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I have that problem as well, but then only on the machines where I've installed every add-on I could find. So something tells me it's more my fault than Mozilla's.

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  8. Re:AdBlock Plus by swilver · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Not ditching it before it also has NoScript. I seriously couldn't care less about JavaScript performance, I donot want applications in my browser.

  9. Re:AdBlock Plus - And normal UI! by gnarfel · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I actually thought that the Chrome UI was designed pretty decently...when you maximize the program, the title bar becomes the tab bar. Why do you still need a full title bar when the window is maximized? It has a dedicated restore button after all.

    Another thing, the colors in the UI are much more pleasing than the default XP Luna theme. They're much more pastel, much softer. They don't distract from the content, unlike the large full-color icons Firefox uses. In Chrome, the icons are all a darker shade of the overall color for the scheme.

    I guess Chrome seems like a browser that is polished enough for the masses, while still being incredibly fast and powerful enough to deliver the JavaScript heavy pages we've all come to expect.

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  10. Re:Mod Parent Up by damaki · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I strongly disagree. Yeah, it's easy to set up but it's a pain in the ass to extend and the default filter sucks. The selling points of adblock plus are the fantastic default filters and the easy click and ad to block list.

    Chrome needs an adblock plus.

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  11. Re:AdBlock Plus by L4t3r4lu5 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Privoxy is GPL and opensource.

    If you're feeling paranoid, and can read C, please feel free to peer-review the code.

    Here, I'll make it easy for you. http://sourceforge.net/projects/ijbswa

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