I don’t have a problem with Google Chrome. I haven’t even downloaded it to take it for a test drive. I probably won’t. I really don’t even have a problem with Google wanting to get in on the browser wars. It’s possible that they will beat out Microsoft IE in the long run. I think that’s what the plan is, though they will never outsmart Mozilla Firefox.
Google Co-founder Sergey Brin has said that the success of Firefox is what inspired Google Chrome. That’s cool. But that won’t necessarily equate to success for Google. Take a look:
My problem with the whole Google Chrome browser introduction is that Google seems to want to be the king of all media - but I thought that was Howard Stern? OK, pardon the digression. The point is, Google may want to own the Internet, and I think their idea for the next generation of Web browser - one that will serve as a real-time application for Web 2.0 with all kinds of cool bells and whistles - is a good idea. In fact, I think Mozilla Firefox will incorporate some of those ideas into its next upgrade version. I certainly hope so because it’s my preferred browser.
Microsoft may even try to use some of Google’s ideas in its next version of IE, but MS needs to first catch up to Mozilla before it can try to tackle Google. When it comes to Web browsers, I want something that helps me see information online better. I don’t necessarily want a browser that will sing and dance and show me some skin. One of the best ideas that Google introduces through its Web browser is the multi-application approach. The fact that each tab can run separate Web apps simultaneously without clogging my computer memory and when I close a tab all the memory required to run the app that tab opened goes away as well is a cool and useful feature. I hope Mozilla Firefox incorporates it because I really don’t want to switch browsers.
