Chrome was a slow starter for me after I downloaded and installed it today, a clash with Symantec Endpoint Security (SEP), part of our corporate desktop setup, caused the browser to crash each time it was invoked. However some adjustments of SEP lead to
the browser firing up.
Initial impression
- Speedy
- Great rendering of Google ‘apps'
Further testing will be needed to see if it lives up to the claims of the comic book release. I am a huge Firefox fan, plus I find the "add in" platform very useful, I expect in the future Google will have similar "gadgets" for Chrome.
However of course the questions that you need to ask and answer for yourself :
- How do Google use the browser to harvest browsing habit stats?
- Is chrome just a huge spyware machine with "don't be evil" your only guarantee that Google won't misuse the data gathered
- Is this just another type of BT/Phorm setup? With an opt in or out facility - IE either install Chrome or not.