Google Chrome Sheds Its Beta Status

Polaris573 · Dec 12, 2008

Thursday Google removed the beta status of its new web browser, Chrome. This is a surprisingly fast 100 days after its roll out in September, especially for Google whose popular "gmail" still retains beta status. Google is confident that Chrome is read for prime time since it has fewer bugs, is more secure and runs faster than it did three months ago. While Chrome still only claims about 1 percent of the browser market share it is hoped that since the browser is no longer in the beta stages it will be adopted by more users who are leery of the beta title and the negative connotations that come with it.

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ASRockIQ · Dec 12, 2008

as long as they add more features it'll be good. Firefox still holds the 1st place line.

miloshs · Dec 12, 2008

I really think simplicity will be the key of success to Chrome... at least thats why im using it! :rockout:

No unneccesary crap...

bigbigmouth · Dec 12, 2008

that is good, hope it has the good capability

Necrofire · Dec 12, 2008

When I see some sort of Adblock Plus, I'll completely switch over.

csendesmark · Dec 12, 2008

"This is a surprisingly fast 100 days after its roll out in September, especially for Google whose popular "gmail" still retains beta status."

The Chromium project is running since 2006

eidairaman1 · Dec 12, 2008

Fewer Bugs, pffttt, how about no bugs.

Deleted member 3 · Dec 12, 2008

csendesmark said:
"This is a surprisingly fast 100 days after its roll out in September, especially for Google whose popular "gmail" still retains beta status."

The Chromium project is running since 2006

Roll out

tomkaten · Dec 12, 2008

Necrofire said:
When I see some sort of Adblock Plus, I'll completely switch over.

You can use this proxy to the same effect, more or less. Adblock Plus is still better, but this works as well.

eidairaman1 · Dec 12, 2008

Pure and SImple, No SCRIPT!

silkstone · Dec 12, 2008

I use chrome simply because is quick, uncomplicated, small and does everything i need a browser to do.
I also like but it just feels a bit too cluttered and I'm too lazy to install it and copy my bookmarks.
Would be nice if they brought out a 64-bit chrome tho.

Jeno · Dec 12, 2008

how can they be past the beta stage when the browser is still full of bugs :wtf:

miloshs · Dec 12, 2008

OMG FF still has bugs and its been here for years... get real man!

But as Silkstone said, 64-bit Chrome would be very nice.... I hope we get it soon

pr0n Inspector · Dec 12, 2008

what's the point of a 64-bit browser? what, you keep 500 tabs open?

miloshs · Dec 12, 2008

Just an example...
Lower is better, Firefox x86 vs Firefox x64

Maybe?

Shyska · Dec 12, 2008

Example of what?
You run 32bit application on 64bit OS vs 64bit application on 64bit OS.
The only thing you prove is that simulated environment is not better that native...

miloshs said:
Just an example...
Lower is better, Firefox x86 vs Firefox x64

Maybe?

Necrofire · Dec 12, 2008

Good point shyska. The major problem with 64-bit firefox is that I can't go to youtube and watch videos.

I'll stick with 32-bit FF and Chrome.

miloshs · Dec 12, 2008

As someone stated before, its not the problem with 64bit FF, but with Adobe not releasing a 64 bit flash...
But i get your point... i'm just saying it would be better if verything was 64bit, no?

ASRockIQ · Dec 12, 2008

eidairaman1 said:
Fewer Bugs, pffttt, how about no bugs.

everything has bug man or thus... problems.

ASRockIQ · Dec 12, 2008

miloshs said:
As someone stated before, its not the problem with 64bit FF, but with Adobe not releasing a 64 bit flash...
But i get your point... i'm just saying it would be better if everything was 64bit, no?

kinda makes us all wonder why Intel and AMD even came out with 64-bit. hardware may run but all software and drivers aren't 64-bit yet. kinda/sorta screws us over.

miloshs · Dec 12, 2008

At least we get our expensive 4gb ram counted in

.... not that it has any effect over 2gb's but hey e-penis grows larger

silkstone · Dec 13, 2008

miloshs said:
At least we get our expensive 4gb ram counted in .... not that it has any effect over 2gb's but hey e-penis grows larger

4gb make smy rig a lot faster over 2 using vista 64. i can actually play crysis now. however i could play it with only 2gb in xp-32. Photoshop-64 is also much faster

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