Is Google Chrome a flop?

**Recursacro** · 08-10-2009, 03:19 PM

For those saying that Chrome came at a bad time, I don't think that's true. I think Chrome's a good browser, but it definitely needs to loosen up and let us customize. We needed Chrome because the older (and more popular) browsers still had pieces of them that were obsolete. They were made, then added on to. If Micro$oft (oh god) took XP (which, as the index agrees, many people love), and just added to it all of the time, we'd just have a mess.
I think it's good to start fresh sometimes. That's what Chrome did. I'll use Chrome, and hope that it gets more customizable. It isn't a flop unless you make it one.

**dadelor** · 08-13-2009, 04:32 PM

I havent used it much but i did notice under a high bandwith load it usually pulls up pages faster than firefox did.

**Jerusalem** · 08-13-2009, 08:20 PM

No, not at all. Chrome as a browser is unique and runs pretty darn fast. In all tests and environments, it renders faster than Firefox ( but when you're dealing with milliseconds, its not that big of deal ).

It's not for bad connections however, as the way Chrome is structured it uses alot of system power.

**Quin** · 08-18-2009, 06:05 PM

I'd use it if there was something like adblock. But really, I can't browse w/o that anymore.

**Jerusalem** · 08-20-2009, 01:42 AM

Originally Posted by Quin

I'd use it if there was something like adblock. But really, I can't browse w/o that anymore.

Well in Chrome, ads can't be forced on you with Javascript. They'll be tab on the bottom of the screen just in case you're looking for a legitimate popup.

**GamesoulMaster** · 08-22-2009, 05:05 AM

I agree that Chrome could use some work. I never gave it a full testing, but I didn't like how rigid it was, and the interface was a bit odd to get used to. Seemed fairly fast. Didn't really see how it handles compatibility with webpage coding, but I'm sure Google probably did a decent job with that too (Edit: Just gave another quick test, and it handles coding pretty well it seems). It has image loading issues though. I noticed that sometimes, images just won't load the first time, and you have to reload the page (as I didn't see an option to "Show picture").

I guess Chrome could be something like a diamond in the raw, eh? More customization (options for native theming and a menu bar would be nice) and some more attention to things that other browsers have had right for years (instead of trying to be better where other browsers tend to fail) would make Chrome a solid contender.

**Tv Controls you** · 11-10-2009, 04:08 AM

why use google chrome when firefox is so good. I would try it but im so happy with firefox. There is not a single thing that firefox is missing, it is the ultimate.