Now that Google Chrome has been available for about two months, we thought we’d take the opportunity to poll CyberNet readers to see what they think of it. For those who may not yet know what Google Chrome is all about, it’s Google’s free web browser that launched into beta in early September. We originally asked what you thought of it a day after it launched and got mixed opinions. Now that you’ve had some more time to get yourselves familiar with it, we thought we’d revisit the question in the form of a poll.
New Poll – What do you think of Google Chrome?
- I haven’t tried it
- I like it but decided not to make it my primary browser
- I love it and made it my primary browser
- I’m undecided and need more time to determine if I will use it
- I tried it but don’t like it
Previous Poll Wrap-Up
In our previous poll, we asked, “Do you use the default Firefox Theme?” The clear choice among the majority of CyberNet readers (58%) is the default Firefox theme. About 38% of you said that you used a custom Firefox theme while 8% of you (yes, just 8%), said you weren’t even using Firefox.
Thanks for bringing up this poll. I have chosen the option “I’m undecided and need more time to determine if I will use it”
I am disappointed with Chrome/chromium, in that it is still WINDOWS ONLY! Yeah, I can do the Wine thing, or even better, use the wine port released by the wine experts. But, that just isn’t the same.
I WANT MY CHROMIUM FOR LINUX!!!!
Primary browser man!
I tried it, just to have a first impression, but I knew that even if I liked it I would neither use it nor keep it. I already have enough to do with combining the advantages of Google products (quality) and their disadvantages (curiosity). As a Firefox user I limit Google’s inquisitive behavior with tools like ‘CustomizeGoogle’ extension, so I’m not going enter the golden jail by the main entrance!
By the way… lucky me: first impression was negative, I just don’t like the “philosophy’ of the architecture, nor the design.
Chrome does exactly what Google planned it for, a platform to run Web-based applications. If you want to run GMail, Google Docs, Google Maps and so forth, Chrome is the ideal browser to carry those applications.
If you want to blog and socialize on the Web, then browsers like Flock, Safari or Firefox will do just fine. When I want speed, I use Chrome. When I want to write my blog entries, I use Firefox.
I don’t really like it. The options are so paltry and limited that it just feels like a child’s browser to me.
Chrome is nice but it reminded me that the web is so full of ads. While I can live with the text ads or some pictures, AdBlock is a must have when some of my prefered sites use “mouse-over” video with sound. The day there is an adblock addon available, I’ll start using Chrome.
I use it as my primary web app browser (Gmail, Google Reader, Remember the Milk, etc) and as my default browser in Windows due to its speed in loading from scratch. However, my heavy-use, research and work browsers (I work as a webmaster) are two separate profiles of Firefox, each heavily customized with the appropriate extensions.
i use it as my primary browser for two reasons – the first being i use a reeeeeallly ooooollllld ibm thinkpad (pentium II-397Mhz)and secondly, when i upgraded to firefox 3, it crashed every five minutes.
chrome will be GREAT once it’s compatible with flash/shockwave.
Why would I need a squirrel when I have a fox?
For many, that squirrel is faster than the fox though! Until Firefox 3.1 launches anyways…
Does that get to be a hassle, switching between two browsers?
Wow, if I recall correctly, weren’t you a big Firefox fan?
@Ashley:
“Does that get to be a hassle, switching between two browsers?”
Not really. I have both browsers open at once, so the only thing I have to do is click the browser’s link on the Task Bar and switch from one browser to the other. Piece of cake.
Plus I’m not a real heavy computer user. I do it just for fun as a hobby. That’s one of the advantages of being retired. Next January I’ll be back in college, but that’s another story.
I love it.
It load so fast, unbeleivable.
Yes, it’s still need to be refined.
Isn’t it beta, though.
Let’s give some time and it will become the new top browser!
Looks too cartoony for my taste, and I got really used to Firefox 3.0 and it’s features and extensions, so it’s hard for me to change. Besides Chrome doesn’t run on Ubuntu.