SFist: Chrome Has Arrived

zippy_monster

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:36:14 -0800

xenu: no, it's not.

travin

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:01:26 -0800

Wait for awhile. It's a great concept but the execution just isn't there yet.

Xenu

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:10:47 -0800

tingley said: Actually, Chrome is based on the WebKit rendering engine, which is also used by Safari and is heavily developed by Apple. Sort of. "Webkit" is just Konqueror, a browser originally developed for Linux, with an Apple logo on it.

dolemite43

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:19:02 -0800

But, yeah. I am having some issues on sites that are "web app" heavy. I would wait a little longer unless you enjoy beta testing.

mpantone

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:08:48 -0800

If you're bored, go ahead and download it: evaluating beta software is a highly effective way to kill time. Personally I'll wait until the official release, whenever that will be.

dolemite43

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:07:39 -0800

I can't stop saying "'96 big body sitting on chrome" now. If 2pac was still around, maybe he could have rapped about this browser rather than have some nerd draw a comic about it...

TheCharlie

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:27:25 -0800

Guh. Isn't Firefox already a standard? Also... those tabs are ugly... might just be the Windows part though. Also... no Mac version? The Jobsian zealots will cry!

tingley

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:26:16 -0800

Actually, Chrome is based on the WebKit rendering engine, which is also used by Safari and is heavily developed by Apple. So there is something for the Jobsians too, maybe.