Chrome Tops 25% Market Share for the First Time

[puddleglum]

I've been using minimalist browsers since Firefox got to big and bloated. That was somewhere around 1.5 or 2.0 for me. My first was Epiphany. I now use Chrome almost exclusively.

 

[Horhe]

Why would you use Firefox when you can use Pale Moon, which is an optimized build of Firefox?

 

[Camikazi]

[citation][nom]Wish I Was Wealthy[/nom]So the good old Cloud supporter,Google's Chrome is now getting dangerously close to Mozilla's Firefox. Only because the main body of people that are using chrome now are the ex-mozilla firefox users. Traitors to the core. We all know that IE has to be losing support,but I thought that people would be more loyal than they are.[/citation]
Dude it's software, not some religion, people will use the one that works best for their needs. People who stick with one brand or one company (fanboys) regardless of how good the product is are just idiots.

 

[Wish I Was Wealthy]

I disagree with google being alowed to have a dictator forced transistion to the next browser level. You see that is the beauty of Mozilla's Firefox & IE, you can choose when ever you want to migrate to the next level. Freedom! That is what I call it & Google ain't got it, because they believe in the goodness of the Cloud concept. The goodness of the Cloud concept is to have a dictatorship & rule over every body & know every thing about every body.

 

[Wish I Was Wealthy]

You've got that right "legacy7955"! You've sure got that right!

 

[Wish I Was Wealthy]

Hey "Horhe" I've never heard of "Pale Moon"! Can I find it at the Mozilla sites pages or is it somewhere else.

 

[puddleglum]

[citation][nom]Wish I Was Wealthy[/nom]I disagree with google being alowed to have a dictator forced transistion to the next browser level.[/citation]They don't. You don't HAVE to use their auto update OPTION. I upgrade Chrome when I choose. In fact, I waited so long with 11 that I ended up going straight to 13.

 

[anony2004]

[citation][nom]puddleglum[/nom]I've been using minimalist browsers since Firefox got to big and bloated. That was somewhere around 1.5 or 2.0 for me. My first was Epiphany. I now use Chrome almost exclusively.[/citation]
As a matter of fact, there are a number of add-ons and customizations for the Chrome, though not as much as for Firefox but then again I haven't used any chrome add-on since forever.

 

[maestintaolius]

I used to be a diehard FF user, but I've totally switched to Chrome. It just feels so much faster to use, has some pretty nice add-on features now (it was a little barren at first). I also got really sick of how long it took for FF to actually start after I clicked its icon.

 

[phate]

I switched to Chrome from Firefox, too. Firefox just seems to get slower and buggier with every release - even though their benchmarks say differently. I still use Firefox to develop in though because Firebug > Chrome Developer tools at the moment.

 

[kewlx]

[citation][nom]cheepstuff[/nom]It does appear that above everything else, Google Chrome has the superior update model. I have used Chrome for several years, and have never once been notified that it needs to update because it handles that automatically. And Chrome is already on version 13. This definitely helps that they can roll out patches automatically, it reduces the risk that a user will look to other products to solve browser issues. Comparatively, IE has terrible trouble getting users to update because customers have to do it manually, increasing the chance that they will look for alternatives to their product. Just look at how many users are still on IE 6.[/citation]
BETA is actually very stable... and I have been on BETA for almost 2 years and rarely does it crash... besides 14.0.835.163 beta-m is awesome! specially hiding the url bar.. I love that its not there anymore tab url bars are the way to go!

 

[killik]

Firefox is too big and bloated but Chrome is not? I hadnt realized that Chrome's tv ads with Lady Gaga were so much effective in brain washing.
A bit of education to the ignorant chrome users:

Chrome installation file: 23.4 mb
Firefox installation file: 13.6 mb
Chrome installation folder: 101 mb (200 mb if you dont delete the backup installation files,which most average users wont)
Firefox installation folder: 36 mb

yeah,Firefox is so much big and bloated.Thank god i have a workstation and i can run it.sigh.

 

[kewlx]

[citation][nom]killik[/nom]Firefox is too big and bloated but Chrome is not? I hadnt realized that Chrome's tv ads with Lady Gaga were so much effective in brain washing.A bit of education to the ignorant chrome users:Chrome installation file: 23.4 mbFirefox installation file: 13.6 mbChrome installation folder: 101 mb (200 mb if you dont delete the backup installation files,which most average users wont)Firefox installation folder: 36 mbyeah,Firefox is so much big and bloated.Thank god i have a workstation and i can run it.sigh.[/citation]
Its still faster than FF 😀

 

[killik]

nope it isnt.
have you tried Firefox 9 64-bit? it is so fast,that it shows pages from the future.that fast.
hell,even Firefox 7 is almost as fast as Chrome.and less memory hog.
try it if you dont believe me.

 

[Chef_Boyardee]

[citation][nom]killik[/nom]nope it isnt.have you tried Firefox 9 64-bit? it is so fast,that it shows pages from the future.that fast.hell,even Firefox 7 is almost as fast as Chrome.and less memory hog.try it if you dont believe me.[/citation]

I will. I was a firefox user because I liked it most. I tried chrome because google earth ran faster. Then I realized it worked better for me. So I will now try FF9 64bit. If it's better, I'll use it. That's how I am with anything.

 

[dotaloc]

i just set up a brand new lenovo pc at work (amd, who knew?). i let it boot into its factory-fresh state and was surprised that chrome popped up shortly into the 'welcome' stage and lenovo mentioned its partnership with Chrome...blah blah.

ie and chrome both made the quick launch bar.