Lots of interesting news about Google’s new browser, Chrome, and lots more interesting questions around it. I love the comic by Scott Adams McCloud, being a fan of his work (mainly Understanding Comics and Making Comics ) as well, but that’s beside the point. The most surprising news, for me, is that its not being released at some unknown period in the future, but tomorrow. As in two hours from now. For news this big, its kind of amazing we haven’t heard anything trickle out except for unsubstantiated rumours. That’s awesome.
The other thing that struck me is that Chrome could be crap — and it probably won’t, but it could be — and yet, the penetration of this product could be *huge*. Google owns almost 70% of the total search in North America. 70%! Even if no one else wrote about it, there was no blogger buzz, and no coverage that we all expect in tomorrow’s news … all it has to do is throw up some strategic links on its SERP’s, on its home page, and on all of its applications (since Chrome will exist for web applications it would be especially apropros), and this will still get thousands and thousands of downloads on the strength of Google’s web presence alone.
And that’s not even taking into the consideration some people think of Google as the Internet itself.
September 1st, 2008 at 10:04 pm | Permalink
Hi Tony, haven’t dropped by in awhile! Lots of people talking about Chrome today but loved your take on it. And you’re right, it’s amazing that things have been kept THAT under wraps.
ps: you mean Scott McCloud! Scott Adams is the Dilbert artist. these illustrators need new first names ;)
September 1st, 2008 at 10:10 pm | Permalink
@Daryl — of course I meant Scott *MCLOUD* … I was merely, uh … checking … if anyone was still … uh … reading this blog.
Good for you. You pass! :D
September 1st, 2008 at 10:15 pm | Permalink
smart post as usual - i really wish you would come back full time - i will babysit while you blog - we miss you here - i have to deal with the “others” now
September 1st, 2008 at 10:38 pm | Permalink
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September 1st, 2008 at 10:55 pm | Permalink
Is there a prize that comes with that? I loved Toronto! Just got into Kingston today, but I think I will love it too! Will you be at Podcamp Montreal?
September 1st, 2008 at 11:00 pm | Permalink
@Daryl — Kingston’s quite a bit different than TO. Don’t pick up any hitchhikers … they have quite a huge prison near by (NOT KIDDING). ;)
As for Podcamp Montreal — sorry, I don’t even make it out to Podcamp Toronto (but I really should).
September 1st, 2008 at 11:26 pm | Permalink
@Allen — Thanks for holding down the fort though. You are, as always, magnificent. :)
September 2nd, 2008 at 8:29 am | Permalink
tony - i have your photo on my wall and i look at it all day - and i say to myself “do as tony would do and you will be successful” :)
you should join cn!
September 3rd, 2008 at 2:51 pm | Permalink
should be interesting to see if Chrome works more efficiently than FireFox and IE… if it’s faster than Firefox, since isn’t IE, then i’ll use it
September 4th, 2008 at 5:16 pm | Permalink
Google Chrome is really fast!
Now I can sort 200,000 records inside of Browser (Chrome) just in 1 sec. (Faster than Microsoft Excel):
http://ardentedge.com/ex_if.htm