Do you think Google will take over the world?
Google isn’t just a search engine anymore. Let’s face it, Google is a household name (and a verb in some cases). Sure, it started as a search engine, but they have branched out into so many other free services like email, maps, website analytics and even their own web browser. Yesterday, Google introduced the new Google Chrome OS.
“Speed, simplicity and security are the key aspects of Google Chrome OS. We’re designing the OS to be fast and lightweight, to start up and get you onto the web in a few seconds. The user interface is minimal to stay out of your way, and most of the user experience takes place on the web. And as we did for the Google Chrome browser, we are going back to the basics and completely redesigning the underlying security architecture of the OS so that users don’t have to deal with viruses, malware and security updates. It should just work.” Read Full Article
What’s next for Google? How long will it take before I’m driving to work in a Google car? What about a Google restaurant? “Hun, do you want to eat at Google tonight?” LOL
Google Chrome (BETA) for Windows
According to the Official Google Blog, Google has launched their new web browser to the public. You can read the original post here. It seems that Google has also created a 39 page “comic” that goes with the release. I started to read through it, but it lost my attention… look, something shiny… Anyways, you can view the comic here. If it’s more convenient for you, I’ve saved all the images used in the comic and zipped them up for my readers. You can download that here.
I tested it out today to see if I liked it, but only for a few minutes. It’s weird looking at first, but it seems pretty fast. I opened a few of my pages just to see if they rendered differently and for the most part, they were fine. As a web designer, all I need is another browser that I have to design my pages for. I’m hoping that Chrome renders code the way it should (like Firefox). Just out of curiosity, I also checked the memory usage and needless to say, it was a lot less than my current Firefox session (6,656K compared to that of Firefox using 162,340K).
Here’s a screenshot of this site using Google Chrome:
I would have to say that I’m not switching anytime soon, but it will be interesting to keep up on this and see Google’s progress as they come out with new releases. It will also be interesting to see how the general user responds to the release of Chrome.
Useful Links:
Download Google Chrome
Official Google Blog post about Chrome
Comic Book explaining Chrome
Download the Comic Book images
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