Comments on: A short post on the conceit at the heart of Google ChromeOS

By: Yoz

Yoz — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:00:44 +0000

Want AdBlock for Chrome? Go get: http://www.chromeextensions.org/appearance-functioning/adblock/ Chrome 4.0 onwards has a proper extension system. I don’t know if you get quite as much power as Firefox gives – I haven’t investigated – but there’s certainly enough for most uses.

By: Google Chrome OS – the morning after still has people not get it

Google Chrome OS – the morning after still has people not get it — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:27:41 +0000

[...] A short post on the conceit at the heart of Google ChromeOS – Technovia That’s why Google ChromeOS, which says “do everything in the web”, is so weak. Of course, there’s good reasons why Google wants you to use web interfaces for everything (MOAR EYEBALLS! MOAR ADS!) but there aren’t really good reasons for customers to want to do it. [...]

By: Ian Betteridge

Ian Betteridge — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:12:03 +0000

Steve: Yes. Think of Firefox as a rich API for web browsing…

Cait: Asleep. Laptops sleep.

By: Cait

Cait — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:27:07 +0000

Do you really leave everything on?

I hope you use a green energy provider ; )

By: Steve Ellwood

Steve Ellwood — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:26:11 +0000

Interesting.

Why haven't I gone to Chrome as my sole browser? Largely, because I like AdBlock Plus and Flashblock running as plugins on Firefox.

I do a lot of webside stuff; which I can do on Windows/Linux/or what's it called.. MacOS something or other... Why would I want to limit myself...

By: ianbetteridge

ianbetteridge — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:12:43 +0000

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