I thought the GUI was drabber than a Mormon wardrobe and the EULA makes you sign-away your rights.
"By submitting, posting or displaying the content you give Google a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute any content which you submit, post or display on or through, the services. This license is for the sole purpose of enabling Google to display, distribute and promote the services and may be revoked for certain services as defined in the additional terms of those services."
"Some of the services are supported by advertising revenue and may display advertisements and promotions. These advertisements may be targeted to the content of information stored on the services, queries made through the services or other information.
The manner, mode and extent of advertising by Google on the services are subject to change without specific notice to you."
"The software which you use may automatically download and install updates from time to time from Google. These updates are designed to improve, enhance and further develop the services and may take the form of bug fixes, enhanced functions, new software modules and completely new versions. You agree to receive such updates (and permit Google to deliver these to you) as part of your use of the services."
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10030522-2.html
First look at Google Chrome
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conchchowder2nd Sep 2008 -
Dude, Its open source. Understand?
Quote:
"By submitting, posting or displaying the content you give Google a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute any content which you submit"
Its an opensource project. If you don't want to post to their problem reporting site, then just don't go there. You took this out of context intentionally. It does not refer to the browser, but rather the problem reporting system and user comments system.
icebike3rd Sep 2008 -
Oh yeah? Then why did they rescind it?
http://www.abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5727509&page=1
Methinks you underestimate their ulterior motive. Don't be naive.conchchowder5th Sep 2008 -
Furthermore...
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9114369&intsrc=news_ts_head
So much for, "It's open source....."conchchowder9th Sep 2008 -
RE: (First look at Google Chrome)
I guess I am an early installer of Google Chrome from South Africa, and all I get is the Aw! Snap message trying to get ZDNet and even South African sites like ananzi.co.za. I can't keep any web site for long either, when I do raise one. Every site disappears, and back comes Aw! Snap... Maybe my download is corrupt. So I put Avant back as my default browser, and ZDNet was up in an instant. Early days yet. But disappointing from a South African point of view. It's not our connection, as Avant manages without a hitch.
quark@...2nd Sep 2008 -
RE: (First look at Google Chrome)
Chrome is very fast but I find it is missing a lot of the features that IE8 and Firefox have added keep me happy.
bunches20062nd Sep 2008 -
RE: (First look at Google Chrome)
Looks an awful like Firefox and Seamonkey. At this point this would be the 3rd browser that I've tried. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for the "anti-Microsoft" movement, but what would want me to make this my browser of choice over Seamonkey?
I was all into Firefox until Vista came along, and Vista wasn't my first choice either. The "new" computer was ordered with XP but came with Vista and for some reason, Firefox wouldn't install, and I "settled" for Seamonkey, which has been working well.
If someone can sell me on Google's web browser, then I just might bite on it.
Rob in Minneapolis2nd Sep 2008 -
Firefox / Vista?
What version of Vista are you running that FF won't install? I am currently using FF 3 with Vista Home Premium, though that may change.
trybble13rd Sep 2008 -
RE: (First look at Google Chrome)
i think google needs more tools but looks good for a start
jetcastraido18@...2nd Sep 2008 -
RE: (First look at Google Chrome)
well a new look for google but the browser will need toolsjetcastraido18@...2nd Sep 2008 -
WHY ?!?
Why on earth do we need another browser? One more damn thing to develop exceptions for - AND ZERO value to endusers. Smarten up google make something useful, like perfect your shared spreadsheet, shared wordprocessor technology. Or make a better web development tool.
stanclone@...2nd Sep 2008 -
Chrome
Like the speed and the tabs at top but really miss
Google Bookmarks. Hope they will add them at a later
version.
gazandroy3rd Sep 2008 -
To grow a better potato ..
Why indeed? Another browser. But then why another search before Google. Time will tell. I don't need it at present.
To me, the best browser the world has ever seen is FIREFOX 3.0.1 I have the add-ons I need and find that only MS Silverlight does not work.
graham.lv3rd Sep 2008 -
RE: (First look at Google Chrome)
Is disappointing.. Google would have best put their bets on FF its a fine browser.. I guess uses Gears in the backend.. I guess they got it out so that they could push gears on to the desktops and then make their Webbased Spreadsheets and Word processors useable.. Frankly I installed it and then uninstalled it.. Google is emerging as a company that has a lot of stuff all of which is very mediocre except for its search.. For now I am sticking to FF 3.X and IE7. May have a relook a couple of years from now..
Taskforce 223rd Sep 2008 -
RE: (First look at Google Chrome)
Not tried it and don't intend to Google are too pushy every bit of software seems to want to install google toolbar, I hate Internet Explorer but have to use it to access my yahoo as opera has a problem with yahoo. tried Firefox but didn't like it have settled on opera as my main browser I like the speed dial and the latest release looks nice.
dfruk@...3rd Sep 2008
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