On Sep 2, 2008, at 4:54 PM, Josh Viney wrote:
1. Do we really need a new Web browser (or Web application launcher)? I think, and a lot of HTML/CSS folks might agree that we already have a few too many. Chrome better be really designer/developer friendly.
As long as Google keeps it web standards compliant, this shouldn't be too much of an issue. However, yes, we have too many browsers already that aren't 100% compliant. Compliance is key.
2. It better be faster than Safari or IE and have more add-on than FF or they're going to be hard pressed for market share. The success of Android might be an exception.
Early reports are that it's much faster. The trick here is what's the threshold. It currently takes me about 2-3 seconds to load a content home page like NYTimes or CNN. Is loading that page in less tab a second going to make a difference for anyone to the degree to switch? I have no idea. However, the speed increases for web apps would be dramatic, so the larger question is what is Chrome for? Is it another browser or is it going to be an application platform? Can it be both? Well... that gets back a large number of issues, not the least of which I think Google may underestimate a backlash that they are quickly becoming the new monolithic Microsoft.
3. They've got some serious catching up to do, so they better have a killer app - or at least a killer reason for people to switch. Even then most IE users won't be switching because the Internet is the "E" icon. FF and Apple haven't gotten the core IE audience to switch, so what can Google offer that will?
Good question.
4. Security? Any word on security yet? Last thing I'm going to do my online banking on is an early beta browser (Web app launcher).
The new engine and model that Chrome is built on should make security even better. But there's that threshold question again. How much better does it have to be to get people to switch away from what they already have?
All that stuff said. My real threshold is speed. If it renders sites quicker than the competition and doesn't crash, I would consider switching real quick.
It certainly a ton faster at the moment. I have no idea how compliant it is though. I've only looked at a few sites with it.
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