Article: Google Chrome Overtakes Firefox to Become the No. 2 Browser in the World

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wow. i hope it overtakes IE some day. dont know if it ever will though.

I tried to like chrome but it doesn't seem to render fonts as well as other browsers. I would also think google is less concerned about our privacy than mozilla even though the browser may be more secure with the sandboxing.

if chrome ever fixed "it's" Ad-Blocking abilities AND the fact that when you go BACK within the browser it doesn't properly go BACK to a previous page it would only then fall in a category of usable.

Just noticed a couple of odd (actually very divergent in nature) thoughts as I read this, and I imagine they are not too unique: 1. "Hey, maybe I should give Chrome another shot..." 2. An unusual sense of "Ford vs Chevy" defensiveness. Prior to reading the article, I found absolutely no need to change, or defect in, Firefox. I guess it all comes down to wanting the "best", right?

My strategy is still this:
Firefox: All my add-ons, blockers, scripters and tabs I want to keep open
Chrome: Open browsing, it's the one I pop open when all my blocking stuff makes sites unusable. I usually do FST on Chrome because I could have a lot of tabs open at times (and don't want to add to all the other shit I have open in Firefox).

Regarding IE: I've hated every instance I was forced to use this browser. I find it appalling/shocking that it still holds majority market share when many of the OEM systems also come with either FF or Chrome.

This is good news as perhaps a lot of the brilliant addons for FF will be made available for chrome. I know there are a lot already for chrome BUT still need some DIRECT conversions of many addonsHowever, since v7 FF has gone downhill IMHO - somehow gone far to buggy. Always freezing on my 64bit systems (older versions were fine and the 64bit builds are same), web pages in tabs just vanishing, not being able to type in URL bar, multiple tabs apparently being made visible yet FF doesn't update this other than title barHowever, I use many browsers for my web development and it is a case of horses for courses at the same time. Everyone has a preference

for me, chrome is awesome. it plays nicely with my android phone. Mighty-Text is the shiznit! :w00t:

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Originally Posted by mr. nails

the fact that when you go BACK within the browser it doesn't properly go BACK to a previous page

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For most it does

I found Chrome runs better on my Mac than my Win7 machine.