Google Chrome for Mac

Yail Bloor · **Posted:** Tue Dec 08, 2009 2:38 pm

is here finally.

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It's finally here: Google Chrome for Mac. Available today in beta!

Hi there,

Thanks for signing up to hear from us regarding Google Chrome for Mac! We're excited to let you know that Google Chrome is now available in beta for Mac OS X.

Here are a few fun facts from us on the Google Chrome for Mac team:

* 73,804 lines of Mac-specific code written
* 29 developer builds
* 1,177 Mac-specific bugs fixed
* 12 external committers and bug editors to the Google Chrome for Mac code base, 48 external code contributors
* 64 Mac Minis doing continuous builds and tests
* 8,760 cups of soft drinks and coffee consumed
* 4,380 frosted mini-wheats eaten

Thanks for waiting and we hope you'll give Google Chrome for Mac a whirl.

Google Chrome Team
www.google.com/chrome

Dalen · **Posted:** Tue Dec 08, 2009 2:42 pm

nice one! thanks for the heads up Bloor.

Senator LooGAR · **Posted:** Tue Dec 08, 2009 2:43 pm

Is this worth a shit? I use FF exclusively...but I just ordered a 17" Powerbook so as not to give that cake to Barry instead...maybe I should upgrade to DAT CHROME?

Yail Bloor · **Posted:** Tue Dec 08, 2009 2:48 pm

I predict it will suck for a little while, get really good and then average out over time like most browsers. But if its like the Windows version, it will transfer over all your FF bookmarks and stuff and its not like there's any obligation or cost involved.

TheTheory · **Posted:** Tue Dec 08, 2009 2:59 pm

ooooooooo. thanks for the heads-up! I'll definitely give this a trial run.

barker · **Posted:** Tue Dec 08, 2009 4:20 pm

I've used all 4 a bunch (FF, IE, Safari, and Chrome) and Chrome is far and away my favorite. I've noticed the newest IE has copied a LOT of the features that make Chrome so great, and IE still sucks dees nutts.

rogneeb · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:07 pm **Posts:** 12618

cool, i'd like to try this. also like to get a new mac book...

robotboy · **Posted:** Tue Dec 08, 2009 4:25 pm

barker Wrote:

I've used all 4 a bunch (FF, IE, Safari, and Chrome) and Chrome is far and away my favorite. I've noticed the newest IE has copied a LOT of the features that make Chrome so great, and IE still sucks dees nutts.

what makes chrome so great

DumpJack · **Posted:** Tue Dec 08, 2009 4:28 pm

I started using Chrome after Firefox started to feel sluggish with all the add-ons. The biggest difference I noticed was speed, so I stuck with it.

barker · **Posted:** Tue Dec 08, 2009 4:56 pm

robotboy Wrote:

barker Wrote:

I've used all 4 a bunch (FF, IE, Safari, and Chrome) and Chrome is far and away my favorite. I've noticed the newest IE has copied a LOT of the features that make Chrome so great, and IE still sucks dees nutts.

what makes chrome so great

the big thing is the speed. It just loads pages so much faster than anything else (on my machine anyway). Also the look. It's very clean looking. IE just seems so cluttered when compared. The fact that when you open it all the pages you used last are still there is great (one of the ideas IE copied soon after).

I have a friend who constantly tells me Chrome is evil because is tracks everything you do on the net and stores all your info in a big google database. But he is paranoid about everything. Always telling me about chem trails, secret government operations, etc.

barker · **Posted:** Tue Dec 08, 2009 4:57 pm

And there is an option to opt out of having chrome send any user info to google.

Dick Meatwood · **Posted:** Tue Dec 08, 2009 5:03 pm

barker Wrote:

robotboy Wrote:

what makes chrome so great

the big thing is the speed. It just loads pages so much faster than anything else (on my machine anyway). Also the look. It's very clean looking. IE just seems so cluttered when compared. The fact that when you open it all the pages you used last are still there is great (one of the ideas IE copied soon after).

Dammit, stop comparing it to IE. Everything is better than IE.

I don't want to bother with this if it isn't significantly better than Firefox and Safari. I still prefer Safari on a Mac (& Firefox on PC).

two guns holla · **Posted:** Tue Dec 08, 2009 5:06 pm

DumpJack Wrote:

I started using Chrome after Firefox started to feel sluggish with all the add-ons. The biggest difference I noticed was speed, so I stuck with it.

Exactly the same situation as me. I miss some of the extensions, but overall I am super happy with Chrome.

barker · **Posted:** Tue Dec 08, 2009 5:19 pm

Drinky Wrote:

barker Wrote:

robotboy Wrote:

what makes chrome so great

the big thing is the speed. It just loads pages so much faster than anything else (on my machine anyway). Also the look. It's very clean looking. IE just seems so cluttered when compared. The fact that when you open it all the pages you used last are still there is great (one of the ideas IE copied soon after).

Dammit, stop comparing it to IE. Everything is better than IE.

I don't want to bother with this if it isn't significantly better than Firefox and Safari. I still prefer Safari on a Mac (& Firefox on PC).

Ok, it's faster than safari and firefox too, in my experience.

Just try it. It's free. If you don't like it, get rid of it. The PC version took a while for all the bugs to be worked out, so I dunno how the mac version will be on day 1, but like I say, just try it.

robotboy · **Posted:** Tue Dec 08, 2009 5:56 pm

you are a helluva salesman, barker

Flying Rabbit · **Posted:** Tue Dec 08, 2009 6:46 pm

I use Chrome at work, because our network continually crashed FF. So far so good. I like its minimalism. Plus, in my experience, it loads pages much quicker.

ptrck · **Joined:** Wed Oct 27, 2004 10:55 pm **Posts:** 5568

im unimpressed so far, i guess its a little faster, but if i dont have my FF add ons then it would be faster too, i reckon. well see

Dalen · **Posted:** Tue Dec 08, 2009 10:57 pm

loads pretty damn fast, yeah, add some ext's, and we'll see.

DumpJack · **Posted:** Tue Dec 08, 2009 11:11 pm

Dalen loves stuffing Wrote:

loads pretty damn fast, yeah, add some ext's, and we'll see.

I used it for two weeks and then made that all important decision "Do I Want This to Be My Default Browser?"

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