Google Chrome for Mac: Still not ready
In a post on Google's Chromium Blog this week, software engineer Jeremy Moskovich went into great detail to explain the process of sandboxing, a technique that makes the browser more secure. Apparently, sandboxing is a bit more of a challenge in Mac OS X than it is in, say, Windows. And so comes the last paragraph in the most recent Chrome for Mac update on the blog:
As we continue the porting efforts for Chromium on the Mac, it's very satisfying to see the puzzle pieces fit into place alongside the native system APIs. It's important to us that the Mac port of Chromium feels and performs like a native Mac application, and that it provides the kind of high-quality experience Mac users expect.
Translation: It's still not ready.
Back when Chrome was announced for Windows, company co-founder Sergey Brin reached out the Mac faithful and said that he was very anxious for the Mac version and even joked that he pops in on the team regularly to remind them of such. I know security in a browser is important and I certainly can't blame Google for taking the extra precautions - and time - to make sure it's a secure product. But I have to admit that I have a bit of Chrome envy.
Thanks for the update, Google. I'll keep waiting. I hope it's not too much longer