Comments on: Ain’t Gonna Give up Firefox for Google Chrome http://armchairtheorist.com/2008/09/04/aint-gonna-give-up-firefox-for-google-chrome/ All conjecture, minimal substance Thu, 22 Jul 2010 01:19:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: A Tale of Three Blog Entries | Armchair Theorist http://armchairtheorist.com/2008/09/04/aint-gonna-give-up-firefox-for-google-chrome/#comment-1080 A Tale of Three Blog Entries | Armchair Theorist Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:29:33 +0000 http://armchairtheorist.com/?p=360#comment-1080 After a day or two of downtime, I blogged again about Chrome, but this time on my experiences using Chrome once I had a chance to download it and play around with it for a bit. Again, I linked to the official Google blog, and I was able to top my previous record by registering 138 unique visiters on September 5. After a day or two of downtime, I blogged again about Chrome, but this time on my experiences using Chrome once I had a chance to download it and play around with it for a bit. Again, I linked to the official Google blog, and I was able to top my previous record by registering 138 unique visiters on September 5.

]]> By: Jon http://armchairtheorist.com/2008/09/04/aint-gonna-give-up-firefox-for-google-chrome/#comment-720 Jon Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:40:41 +0000 http://armchairtheorist.com/?p=360#comment-720 Haha. Thanks, uzir, for you beautiful commentary. :) I agree the forced automatic updates may be a bit problematic and could be a cause for worry. Will have to keep my eyes open to see how this develops. Last thing I want is for Google to automatically push other products to me via Google update in the name of "enhancing" the Google Chrome product. And +1 to your mention of megamaniacal control freak tendencies. My name is Jon, and I am also a control freak. Believe me, there are a lot more of us in geek land than we think! ;) Haha. Thanks, uzir, for you beautiful commentary. :)

I agree the forced automatic updates may be a bit problematic and could be a cause for worry. Will have to keep my eyes open to see how this develops.

Last thing I want is for Google to automatically push other products to me via Google update in the name of “enhancing” the Google Chrome product.

And +1 to your mention of megamaniacal control freak tendencies. My name is Jon, and I am also a control freak. Believe me, there are a lot more of us in geek land than we think! ;)

]]> By: uzir http://armchairtheorist.com/2008/09/04/aint-gonna-give-up-firefox-for-google-chrome/#comment-687 uzir Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:29:11 +0000 http://armchairtheorist.com/?p=360#comment-687 Good article. I was intrigued by the buzz and wanted to take Chrome for a ride, but when the EULA popped up I noticed that there was no download link. There was an 'install' link. That made me pause a moment. I'm busy. I dl all sorts of stuff on a whim, and think it over before I install it, and treasure such autonomy as I yet possess, so the inability to dl the .exe and run it at my convenience limits my ability to roll as I wish. I don't like it, and I see this type of 'push' sprouting up all over the net. So I spent a few moments having a glance at the EULA - a bad habit, but one that springs from the same fear of lawyers and clowns I acquired as a child. Two things in the EULA stick out in my mind, and in my craw. The first is that Google claims the right to filter and censor 'content', which is the entirety of the net. I'm not down with that at all! The second is that you must agree to automatic updates. I'm not down with that either. There are very few programs I permit to autoupdate, and won't include anything from Google, Microsoft, Apple, or any other corporation bent on world domination. I won't be taking Chrome for a spin. Programs like Real, Quicktime, and any other such limiters of my megamaniacal control freak tendencies are prohibited from injection into my smoothly running box, where I control content, as well as operations. Code which I decide to run may run. Code which demands I cede control to evil website optimization marketers and tracking cookie vendors can stay the hell out of my box. Good article.

I was intrigued by the buzz and wanted to take Chrome for a ride, but when the EULA popped up I noticed that there was no download link.

There was an ‘install’ link.

That made me pause a moment. I’m busy. I dl all sorts of stuff on a whim, and think it over before I install it, and treasure such autonomy as I yet possess, so the inability to dl the .exe and run it at my convenience limits my ability to roll as I wish. I don’t like it, and I see this type of ‘push’ sprouting up all over the net.

So I spent a few moments having a glance at the EULA – a bad habit, but one that springs from the same fear of lawyers and clowns I acquired as a child. Two things in the EULA stick out in my mind, and in my craw.

The first is that Google claims the right to filter and censor ‘content’, which is the entirety of the net. I’m not down with that at all!

The second is that you must agree to automatic updates. I’m not down with that either. There are very few programs I permit to autoupdate, and won’t include anything from Google, Microsoft, Apple, or any other corporation bent on world domination.

I won’t be taking Chrome for a spin. Programs like Real, Quicktime, and any other such limiters of my megamaniacal control freak tendencies are prohibited from injection into my smoothly running box, where I control content, as well as operations. Code which I decide to run may run. Code which demands I cede control to evil website optimization marketers and tracking cookie vendors can stay the hell out of my box.

]]> By: Jon http://armchairtheorist.com/2008/09/04/aint-gonna-give-up-firefox-for-google-chrome/#comment-684 Jon Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:02:25 +0000 http://armchairtheorist.com/?p=360#comment-684 That's the beauty of a rich add-on ecosystem. You have so many options and choices for extending the functionality of your web browser that everyone can have a slightly different - and more personalized - browsing experience. Good news though - it does seem that extensions are next on the list for Google to implement for Chrome. When that happens, watch out... http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,1000000097,39484275,00.htm That’s the beauty of a rich add-on ecosystem. You have so many options and choices for extending the functionality of your web browser that everyone can have a slightly different – and more personalized – browsing experience.

Good news though – it does seem that extensions are next on the list for Google to implement for Chrome. When that happens, watch out…

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,1000000097,39484275,00.htm

]]> By: David Mullings http://armchairtheorist.com/2008/09/04/aint-gonna-give-up-firefox-for-google-chrome/#comment-643 David Mullings Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:46:43 +0000 http://armchairtheorist.com/?p=360#comment-643 Thanks for the mention in the post. I haven't spent enough time with Chrome yet to make a proper decision but I like it so far. Unfortunately, or fortunately, I mainly use a Mac so I will be happily using Firefox and Safari for the foreseeable future and checking in on Chrome at the office once in a while. Your analysis is great (I don't even have any of those Firefox add-ons you mentioned). Thanks for the mention in the post.

I haven’t spent enough time with Chrome yet to make a proper decision but I like it so far. Unfortunately, or fortunately, I mainly use a Mac so I will be happily using Firefox and Safari for the foreseeable future and checking in on Chrome at the office once in a while.

Your analysis is great (I don’t even have any of those Firefox add-ons you mentioned).

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