You Are Probably Using Google Chrome to Read This
- Thread starter Greg Tito
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Honestly, the only reason why I still have Internet Explorer on my computer is because Microsoft forces you to use it for certain things. Other than those moments, though, the stupid thing collects dust while I happily open up a Google Chrome window to get the rest of my business done.
I use FF for the most part and on occasion use IE and have never even considered using Chrome since the others work perfectly fine for me.
I've tried Chrome, but I don't get the hype.
It crashes frequently to the point of absurdity.
It has dumb glitches like not being able to ever turn off Google Instant.
It has next to zero customization for things that matter like toolbar placement (oh wait, you don't get any toolbar options!), tabs, and whatnot.
It has bare-bones options, as in options-options
It lacks an about:config for increased customization and optimization like firefox.
It reloads pages so that if you have several tabs open and go back to one it will have to load again, even though it already did it the first time.
It cannot handle having many tabs like firefox can, and typically crashes when you do.
It just doesn't feel secure as far as browsers go, especially since Google searches have become hit and miss (especially google images, where a random and completely innocent image can be a virus).
It always seems to crash when I try to use a session manager with more than a couple tabs because the damn thing tries to load every tab at once instead of one - finish - then the next - finish - ect., something firefox does.
And it doesn't even have a tab scroll if you have a lot of tabs; it just shrinks the individual tabs until you can't tell what they are.
Don't get me wrong, I use it alongside firefox and opera and I certainly prefer it over IE, but it just has so many damn flaws that I wish they'd work on. The lack of user control really makes Chrome irksome for me and has become the unusually common reason why I wind up cursing at my computer.
It crashes frequently to the point of absurdity.
It has dumb glitches like not being able to ever turn off Google Instant.
It has next to zero customization for things that matter like toolbar placement (oh wait, you don't get any toolbar options!), tabs, and whatnot.
It has bare-bones options, as in options-options
It lacks an about:config for increased customization and optimization like firefox.
It reloads pages so that if you have several tabs open and go back to one it will have to load again, even though it already did it the first time.
It cannot handle having many tabs like firefox can, and typically crashes when you do.
It just doesn't feel secure as far as browsers go, especially since Google searches have become hit and miss (especially google images, where a random and completely innocent image can be a virus).
It always seems to crash when I try to use a session manager with more than a couple tabs because the damn thing tries to load every tab at once instead of one - finish - then the next - finish - ect., something firefox does.
And it doesn't even have a tab scroll if you have a lot of tabs; it just shrinks the individual tabs until you can't tell what they are.
Don't get me wrong, I use it alongside firefox and opera and I certainly prefer it over IE, but it just has so many damn flaws that I wish they'd work on. The lack of user control really makes Chrome irksome for me and has become the unusually common reason why I wind up cursing at my computer.
The real question is why do the links in the article link to an almost identical article with links in it to another article that is almost identical. All written by Greg Tito.
I tried to get my parents to convert. Closest i could get them is Firefox.AstylahAthrys said:
I have failed them!
[sub]Although I'm pretty sure a thread like this has appeared before but...[/sub]
Ha! No i'm not. It's Internet Explorer 9. I don't use chrome as I dislike its layout and the fact that Adobe Flash Player tries to shove it down my computers throat whenever I have to manually download and reinstall the plugin. Though I do use firefox on my laptop but thats due to it being the only browser it can handle without spazzing out too much.
Ha! No i'm not. It's Internet Explorer 9. I don't use chrome as I dislike its layout and the fact that Adobe Flash Player tries to shove it down my computers throat whenever I have to manually download and reinstall the plugin. Though I do use firefox on my laptop but thats due to it being the only browser it can handle without spazzing out too much.
Firefox has all my preferences, add-ons, passwords and stuff, plus I have multiple computers I use regularly so I have sync as well. Switching would be a pain for me.
...If I'm in a hurry to do something I use Chrome since it tends to be faster though.
...If I'm in a hurry to do something I use Chrome since it tends to be faster though.
Still using Firefox 3.6 - I dislike the changes made in version 4, can't stand the new layout. And since my browser and all its extensions still work perfectly, I don't see a reason to change it.
I need to switch from Explorer to something else, it keeps getting this stupid bug where it "disconnects" me from the internet but i'm able to access the internet in any other way other then through the browser, like playing an online game, accessing steam etc.
its really a pain in the arse.
its really a pain in the arse.
I thought chrome was on top for longer than this. Oh well, it's good to see that genuine innovation wins against microsofts entire 'USE THIS. OR ELSE. REALLY, IT'S GOOD. WE PROMISE' philosophy.
God I hate Microsoft. I'd get linux back in a heartbeat if it could suddenly support most new game titles.
God I hate Microsoft. I'd get linux back in a heartbeat if it could suddenly support most new game titles.
Chrome master race reporting in.
I have Firefox but tbh Chrome is faster and has never crashed for me, where FF has crashed a few times and is so sluggish in comparison. I still use it sometimes, Chrome likes to open several processes so when I tinker it annoys. IE just...no. I hear good things about 9 and I'll give it a look but really at this point I'm happy with my Chrome, I have the bells and whistles I want (erm, extensions) and the base browser is really nice and neat and orderly (whoever said there's no search bar, the web address bar IS the search bar, multi-tasking).
I do feel bad for IE, it's not as bad as it used to be and if the...'hype' over 9 is true then it's actually pretty decent but it'll be stained with its past for some time it seems.
I have Firefox but tbh Chrome is faster and has never crashed for me, where FF has crashed a few times and is so sluggish in comparison. I still use it sometimes, Chrome likes to open several processes so when I tinker it annoys. IE just...no. I hear good things about 9 and I'll give it a look but really at this point I'm happy with my Chrome, I have the bells and whistles I want (erm, extensions) and the base browser is really nice and neat and orderly (whoever said there's no search bar, the web address bar IS the search bar, multi-tasking).
I do feel bad for IE, it's not as bad as it used to be and if the...'hype' over 9 is true then it's actually pretty decent but it'll be stained with its past for some time it seems.
Nah, I'm using FireFox at the mo, don't know why but I feel safer using it though I do use Chrome if I'm looking something up quickly.
