I think of myself as an advanced user and I agree with your points in principle. Yes Chrome needs FTP functionality and extensions, which are, if I'm not mistaken, both in the pipeline. At the moment however, advanced users are more than capable of - and indeed more than likely to be - running more than one browser technology on their machine. It therefore makes no sense to prioritise these features when users who need them can, for the moment, use Firefox. What is correctly being prioritised is security and encryption, and building an environment in which the only reason a pages would display incorrectly is author error rather than browser incompatibility. Having said that, eventually Chrome *will* need those features for it to move to an environment where Chrome is the only browser anyone would need.
I still use it for its speed though, and usability. On Feb 6, 2:09 pm, jordan <[email protected]> wrote: > I understand what you are saying, however the majority of my non-tech > savvy freinds that I have gotten to use Chrome have loved it. It is > simple and they love that. However, with people who are tech savvy > they scoff at the lack of extensions and the two features I suggested. > Part of the reason Firefox has grown so huge is that web developers > have embraced it, and many people design websites so they work with > firefox first... then ensure they work on other browsers. > > On Feb 5, 6:28 pm, Evan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Forgive me, for i am not a technical person... > > > However, while those sound like reasonable suggestions, I do not > > believe they improve the browser's chance of seeing widespread use. > > They will only increase use among a small group of technically savvy > > individuals. > > > If Google wants to see wider use of the browser, they should consider > > some sort of reasonable marketing approach. All you have to do is run > > a display campaign showing numbers from a reputable source proving how > > much faster it is than any of the competition. > > > Do it for the good of the largely ignorant internet-using population! > > 100% of my friends have never heard of Chrome outside of me telling > > them about it. And by telling them about it i mean forcibly installing > > it on their PC. > > > my two cents. > > > On Feb 5, 3:46 pm, jordan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I have used every version of Chrome since it was released in September > > > and have tested 2 dev releases. I, however, have found one very large > > > missing component, built in proxy support. Chrome forwards you to the > > > built in internet proxy settings, which are needless to say dismal. It > > > would be very nice if it had a useful tool like Firefox in which you > > > could use all types of proxies. > > > > Second a feature that would make this complete for web developers like > > > myself, a comprehensive ftp tool. Like the extension fireftp for > > > Firefox that allows you to upload files and view them in a fast, > > > tabbed environment. If you could include these two features you would > > > be more able to achieve the support of the advanced community. > > > > Thank You and Keep Working Team --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Chromium Discussion mailing list: [email protected] View archives, change email options, or unsubscribe: http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-discuss -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
