Comments on: Why Chrome is a win-win for Google

By: Albo P. Fossa

Albo P. Fossa — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:00:35 +0000

I predict a 90% chance that Google will not develop a version for MacOSX.

If one is to assume, as many do, that MacOSX is a “fringe” market, then Chrome may well be somewhat of a good thing for Google. Many Windows will find it appealing for its speed.

Even a few Windows (and perhaps increasing) users are under the spell of Google services on Windows (gmail, picasa, documents, and even sites/apps).

If access to all these is made significantly easier via Chrome, and if Chrome is a centerpiece of Android down the road, then Chrome can hardly fail.

By: Katelyne

Katelyne — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:19:33 +0000

Yes Microsoft is hard to beat but google will always be a winner. They just seem to have the brightest and the best!

By: Dave Zatz

Dave Zatz — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:11:06 +0000

Google won’t gain marketshare at the expense of IE, it’ll be at the expense of Firefox and Opera. Firefox also has a new JavaScript rendering engine which is supposed to be extremely efficient. My money’s on them – they’ve been building this thing a lot longer. As a consumer, what’s my motivation to switch?

But Google can’t “lose” anything – they’ve got gobs of money to invest in any project they want and tons of influence on the web given their advertising network and #1 search engine.

By: Mack D. Male

Mack D. Male — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:23:35 +0000

IE8 has had the isolated tabs feature since March, so it’s not a completely new idea. I completely agree that Chrome is going to gain market share. Another benefit might just be that it will enable Google to build more intensive web apps in the future, as Chrome and other browsers get faster and more reliable.