Chrome’s Subtle Attack On Internet Explorer

Deepa John — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:50:17 +0000

Since its launch about a year ago, Google Chrome has been in the limelight every now and then; and for good reasons too. The latest news has Chrome further zeroing in on its arch rival in a more creative fashion. On September 22, 2009, Google launched Google Chrome Frame “an open source plug-in that brings HTML5 and other open web technologies to Internet Explorer.”
According to Google, with GCF, you can:

Start using open web technologies – like the HTML5 canvas tag and even technologies that aren’t yet supported in Internet Explorer 6, 7, or 8 – right away.
Take advantage of JavaScript performance improvements to make your apps faster and more responsive.

IE6 is a nightmare, especially for developers. However, almost up to 25% of the world’s browsing is still done in this outdated browser. No matter how hard you cry out to kill IE6 and save the web world, it is still going to be around awhile. Accepting this fact, Google is trying to make life a bit easier –both for developers and users. For those users who have tasted the Chrome it is life as usual. But for those hard-core IE6 loyalists, this is a chance to enhance browsing experience without having to shift allegiance. The Google Chrome Frame promises the “lightening Chrome” experience within the familiar Internet Explorer interface.

As a developer, to make a webpage work with Google Chrome Frame all that needs to be done is to add a single tag to the page –”” . GFC detects the tag added and works automatically. For more advanced options you can check the GFC Developer’s Guide.

Having said that, it is a fact that users have to install Google Chrome Frame in the first place. So the ball is still in their court – The IE Users! It remains to be seen what percentage of them will opt to install the Chrome Frame. Let’s hope at least some of them will and help the web move on.

Watch out for Google Chrome OS

Kiran Narendran — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:50:45 +0000

In its endeavor to be the leader on the software space, Google Inc has announced its foray into the manufacture of Operating System, with its maiden project named ‘Google Chrome OS‘. Google has already locked its horns with Microsoft on numerous projects and the present one will intensify the competition. Being the 90% market shareholder of the OS market, it will be interesting to see how Microsoft reacts to this concern. Since Google believes on Open Source concept, if the Chrome OS project is rolled out successfully, then it will revolutionize the entire PC, Laptop and OS markets.

In its official blog, Google explains more about Chrome OS, which aims the Netbook market initially. Google Chrome OS is expected to hit the market by the second half of 2010.

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Chrome’s Subtle Attack On Internet Explorer

Watch out for Google Chrome OS