Seems like Google is cooking a browser.

[swardson]

Ill use it. google is rockin' these days.

[Self-Designer]

Really? Is it available for public? Is it a freeware?

-edit-

ah... "I'll"... baa, didn't see that :blush:

[BigErn]

Oh great, google should just stick to picture searches, its best at that.

I can`t stand google, you can`t go a website without having its "sponsored links" in your face all the time. Even more creepy is how they change depending on what your looking at ( or just the location your in ). I fight to keep spyware off my machine so why would I want a browser probably designed to feed me ads. Its already ruining the net as it is.

Thank god for Mozilla and its ad-ware blocker so you can beat google before the page has loaded all its ADS on there!.

[JeroenDStout]

I can`t stand google, you can`t go a website without having its "sponsored links" in your face all the time. Even more creepy is how they change depending on what your looking at ( or just the location your in ). I fight to keep spyware off my machine so why would I want a browser probably designed to feed me ads. Its already ruining the net as it is.

Thank god for Mozilla and its ad-ware blocker so you can beat google before the page has loaded all its ADS on there!.Right, lets have very large unimportant ads with no reference to the site on the page instead. Yes.

[CelticArtist]

personally, i love google, it's got a great image search, the ads are unobtrusive, and it's not like they're full blown graphic ads that pop up and you have to click to close them (like half the sites out there), they're simple text things off to the side of the page. Gmail is the same way, i just started using it and so far i love it, it's easy, functional, and very intuitive. Also, if you read the article, if Google does do their own browser, they're probably basing it on Mozilla code, so it's going to be very similiar to that program in functionality i'd assume (could be wrong, it is open source). I would definitely try out a browser by them, wonder if it'd be called Gnet, or if they'd go for something more interesting. Guess we'll find out.

[kiaran]

I fight to keep spyware off my machine so why would I want a browser probably designed to feed me ads. Its already ruining the net as it is.
You're assuming this before the project is even announced? Nobody has any reason to doubt google. They have already displayed tremendous ability in advanceing the field of internet searching, why shouldn't they take a crack at a web browser? Personally, I'm all for it.

[PhilWesson]

google taking a shot at a browser is a good thing. Think about it. It does well, Gates and Co need to step up their game and make an even better browser...

Competition at its best.

[dotTom]

My prediction. We're going to see Google do something very interesting on Longhorn (the next Windows). Why? Because members of the Longhorn Avalon (UI) team have recently been head-hunted by Google.

[BigErn]

Right, lets have very large unimportant ads with no reference to the site on the page instead. Yes.
no mate, with an adblocker they ALL vanish.. BINGO! and no, I wouldn`t click on a sponsored link either.

[pnoland]

You're generally going to find those ads on every search engine...referal programs will pay user X amount of money if somebody signs up with thier service by clicking on their google ad. In turn, google charges the user per click so that's peopels scamish way to earn money...But I'd like to see less of them they never have to do with my searches anyway and I'd rather not help some jobless moron get cash for me signing up to a service when they didn't do anything. I like the -idea- of a google browswer but I'm a Mozilla user for life...nuts to anything else I say! :)

[gdimmrt]

Google's ad obstrusive? --> NO! Hell, 90 % of the time I don't even notice that they're there. I don't know why ppl are nitpicking but google is the best anybody can find. and Gmail --> can't ask for more. I mean 1gig for FREE! Insane.

Anyways, about the browser, I'm on board. Google is like a good car. Hell living without it.

[JeroenDStout]

no mate, with an adblocker they ALL vanish.. BINGO! and no, I wouldn`t click on a sponsored link either.So...
I can`t stand google, you can`t go a website without having its "sponsored links" in your face all the time. Even more creepy is how they change depending on what your looking at ( or just the location your in ). I fight to keep spyware off my machine so why would I want a browser probably designed to feed me ads. Its already ruining the net as it is.But you don't see those adds - so.. what's there to complain about?

About the browers - ok, then don't use it. I'd be willing to suffer a little amount of ads (and knowing Google they won't be obstructive non-relevant ads) to get a browser from Google. So far I haven't been let down once by Google!..

They'll beat Microsoft one day, yes they will!
(That was a joke, ok?)

[leuey]

Geez man, in case you hadn't figured it out yet ads are integral to the existence of many sites on the internet - this site has ads, plenty of them. I don't even notice them on google, they're about as unobtrusive as ads can get, my eyes automatically skip over them.

As for a browser google just generated about a Grillion dollars in IPO funds and you can be sure it's going to R&D. So expect more than just a search engine (this is a good thing....).

-Greg



Oh great, google should just stick to picture searches, its best at that.

I can`t stand google, you can`t go a website without having its "sponsored links" in your face all the time. Even more creepy is how they change depending on what your looking at ( or just the location your in ). I fight to keep spyware off my machine so why would I want a browser probably designed to feed me ads. Its already ruining the net as it is.

Thank god for Mozilla and its ad-ware blocker so you can beat google before the page has loaded all its ADS on there!.

[Annuostivix]

haha, you're all LOOKING for ads, you must be, I never noticed them until last week and I've been using google for over a year. They're very unobtrusive.

[Levitateme]

google browser would be really great. i use firefox now and have no probelms, but google would be nice me thinkgs.

[heavyness]

what if google funds firefox.... hummm

i love both prodcuts and i don't see google "AOL'izing' thier browser. i see them make a quick, powerful browser...like firefix!

[BigErn]

I don`t know why my comments cause such hostility! I`m all for anything which is anti M$ ! or anything which does a better job then IE ! afterall its very bad, and M$ should never have included it like they have in a browser. I`m Mozilla 4 life so WHATEVER. :thumbsup:

[MCGrund]

I`m all for anything which is anti M$ !The google guys don't seem to be the good ones, either http://www.google-watch.org/ :shrug:

[JeroenDStout]

The google guys don't seem to be the good ones, either http://www.google-watch.org/ :shrug:It's a natural law in the space-time universe that anything amazingly big, new, good or popular must at least have one group who hates it.

[dotTom]

It's a natural law in the space-time universe that anything amazingly big, new, good or popular must at least have one group who hates it.
Exactly. It's like Microsoft bashing. Yes there's lots that wrong with Microsoft, but it's so massively out weighed by stuff that's right. I can't see what's clever about hitting a target the size of Microsoft. There are alternative's, there's lot of great stuff in Open Source movement, SourceForge.net in particular rocks. I think this tendency for people to want to club together and defend their choosen OS/toolset/religion etc must be hard wired into the human brain somewhere, it's clearly an incredibly old and primative reaction and you can't have a reasoned conversation with folks who present in the more extreme form. So long as you as an individual get to use the tools you want to then why do you need external validation or chest beating to make you feel good about your choice. Sad, still it keeps the more rabid members of the technology community off the streets.

[voodoochile]

About time Microsoft/IE had some competition, we (the users) can only benifit from this.

Prior to Google, I found searching on the internet difficult, the available search engines weren't good enough.
I hope (and they probably will) that google keep up their high standard.

[MatiasJ]

I feel that ads are a necessary evil really, google is such a great search engine, even edging its way into pop culture, to google something. I think recieving a great service for free is just not something that will happen, someone, somewhere must profit, that they can do it while providing a great search engine is a bonus! I must admit, I dont keep up with their business dealings, which is what I believe got microsoft its hazy reputation... an ideal consumer i guess! haha. On the other hand, I'm a make do guy, I've got IE, already included with my OS, it works for me, so google will really have to wow me to get me to convert!! Which I think will be a big hurdle for google, changing your browser is a big difference than just visiting another site!

[Alan Daniels]

I hope that Google gives MS a run for their money in the browser and instant-messaging space. I *also* hope that MS gives Google a run for their money in the search space.

EVERY company needs competition to keep them honest. That's what Capitalism's all about. :thumbsup:

[snku]

Oh great, google should just stick to picture searches, its best at that.

I can`t stand google, you can`t go a website without having its "sponsored links" in your face all the time. Even more creepy is how they change depending on what your looking at ( or just the location your in ). I fight to keep spyware off my machine so why would I want a browser probably designed to feed me ads. Its already ruining the net as it is.

Thank god for Mozilla and its ad-ware blocker so you can beat google before the page has loaded all its ADS on there!.
hahaha http://cgtalk.com/images/smilies/grin.gif
you got to be kidding

[snku]

if this were true and google is making a browser, there are 2 things you could be sure of.

1. it would be fast
2. it would be secure

firefox is great already, so other than dominating the browser wars over m$ i don't see any other reason for them to do this.

[JeroenDStout]

I hope that Google gives MS a run for their money in the browser and instant-messaging space. I *also* hope that MS gives Google a run for their money in the search space.

EVERY company needs competition to keep them honest. That's what Capitalism's all about. :thumbsup:What's truely hilarious is that MS hasn't had any serious competition for ages! Yes, the Mac are a MS-free zone, but the PC's are almost MS'ed all over. First Google search beated MSN search whilst MSN-search is default, then Gmail beated Hotmail with 50.000% of Hotmail's strorage... and it's still all free (ad-funded). I suspect that Gsoft (nickname for software by google) will get to be a very, very serious market player, and MS is quite unprepared - competition is a good thing, it will improve overall.
Waiting for a Gmessenger as well.. growing tired of the MSN junkMessenger :)

[Geta-Ve]

i dont see anything wrong with MSN messenger...

and whats the point of a google broswer when googles already integrated into firefox? meh, if you dont want to use internet explorer than there are 10 readily available alternatives, so I dont see how anyone can complain about IE... your all just lazy to switch :D

[JeroenDStout]

i dont see anything wrong with MSN messenger...MSN+ adds a lot... yet I'd gladly like longer messages, colour edit.. ed... lot of room for improvement.

and whats the point of a google broswer when googles already integrated into firefox? meh, if you dont want to use internet explorer than there are 10 readily available alternatives, so I dont see how anyone can complain about IE... your all just lazy to switch :DNot all sites are compatable with all... I'm using FireFox for a lot already for the other sites.

[mummey]

Hmmm... I don't see google making a web-browser. It's the whole "why compete with something that is free" thing with Firefox. I can however see google writing plugins or related tools to add onto the functionality or Firefox and maybe even Opera.



... no I didn't mention IE, yes that was deliberate.

[Self-Designer]

MSN+ adds a lot... yet I'd gladly like longer messages, colour edit.. ed... lot of room for improvement... Man, you need Messanger Plus! (http://www.msgplus.net/)

It has many great features, like removing the advertisment, giving real names to those nicknames, color text, bold, italic, underline, mIRC commands etc. etc.

There's only 1 things you should remember when installing:
There's a window that looks like "Software License Agreement", but it's actually a "Sponsor Agreement".
I recoomand you not to agree! It'll install spams and garbage!
The good thing, is that you can choose "I refuse, do not install the sponsor program".

[JeroenDStout]

Man, you need Messanger Plus! (http://www.msgplus.net/)

It has many great features, like removing the advertisment, giving real names to those nicknames, color text, bold, italic, underline, mIRC commands etc. etc.

There's only 1 things you should remember when installing:
There's a window that looks like "Software License Agreement", but it's actually a "Sponsor Agreement".
I recoomand you not to agree! It'll install spams and garbage!
The good thing, is that you can choose "I refuse, do not install the sponsor program"."MSN+" ;).. I already have it. Yes, it is handy, yet it cannot really do 'ctrl+b' to make things bold... etc... heh.
Ah well.. heh.

[Self-Designer]

Sure it can! (and just checked it now for making sure). Maybe you don't have the last version. By the way, they made an upgrade last week.

[Leionaaad]

Another one?
Untill now we had several issues here at the company when we were making websites. Those darn browsers doesn't really want to understand the code. Every single browser does what he wants, instead of what the javascript tells him to do. And then I end up working day and night on the same problem, because what works on one of them, doesn't necessarily means it will work on the other ones.

I am sick of this...
We are consumers, we are used to have multiple choices, so having only one browser isn't the solution.
But I suppose this will be like the other ones, so I will have one more browser to optimize the code for.
I really didn't need that.

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