Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 31st Mar 2009 13:18 UTC
We're six months after the initial release of Chrome for Windows, and we still don't have the promised Linux and Mac OS X versions. Jordan already detailed the progress on the Linux/Gtk+ version of Chrome not too long ago, and now Ars has done the same for the Mac version. As it turns out, Chrome for Mac is making some serious progress.
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Install MS-Office 2003 + Office Live extension. Then do something stupid like copying an Excel spread sheet into a Word Document as an Icon.
I was getting a 100% repeatable crash of Excel that left Word unable to do anything.
I was getting a 100% repeatable crash of Excel that left Word unable to do anything.
Is that really a surprise to you?
1) MS Office applications use a lot of the same DLLs
2) MS Office has quite often used undocumented APIs.
3) Was any non-MS application affected?
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I use Firefox 3 on my MBP because of several extensions that I can't live without.
Granted, it's JS engine is slower than Chrome but if I needed the extra performance in that area I can already use Safari 4 (With adblock plugin) or wait on FF 3.5 and still have my extensions.
That only leaves one Chrome feature that isn't covered already, namely sandboxing.
Though one can't miss what one has never had.
I'm not sure I would gain much from Chrome either but we're not the main targets.
They're trying to sell their services and they need a strong, supportive browser to do that. As with operating systems, you don't want your word processor to crash and take down everything else.
A problem with their word processing won't affect their spreadsheet, mail, or calendar and keeping disruptions to a minimum is exactly what a business needs. Google Chrome + Google Gears could be a good deal for small businesses that can't afford a powerful machine with MS Office on every desk.