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Google Chrome Browser Released!

#24
Alright, I don't like this part. From the EULA:

11.1 You retain copyright and any other rights you already hold in Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services. By submitting, posting or displaying the content you give Google a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute any Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services. This license is for the sole purpose of enabling Google to display, distribute and promote the Services and may be revoked for certain Services as defined in the Additional Terms of those Services.
11.2 You agree that this license includes a right for Google to make such Content available to other companies, organizations or individuals with whom Google has relationships for the provision of syndicated services, and to use such Content in connection with the provision of those services.
11.3 You understand that Google, in performing the required technical steps to provide the Services to our users, may (a) transmit or distribute your Content over various public networks and in various media; and (b) make such changes to your Content as are necessary to conform and adapt that Content to the technical requirements of connecting networks, devices, services or media. You agree that this license shall permit Google to take these actions.
11.4 You confirm and warrant to Google that you have all the rights, power and authority necessary to grant the above license.
 
#25
Scarlet Fire said:
Alright, I don't like this part. From the EULA:

11.1 You retain copyright and any other rights you already hold in Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services. By submitting, posting or displaying the content you give Google a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute any Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services. This license is for the sole purpose of enabling Google to display, distribute and promote the Services and may be revoked for certain Services as defined in the Additional Terms of those Services.
11.2 You agree that this license includes a right for Google to make such Content available to other companies, organizations or individuals with whom Google has relationships for the provision of syndicated services, and to use such Content in connection with the provision of those services.
11.3 You understand that Google, in performing the required technical steps to provide the Services to our users, may (a) transmit or distribute your Content over various public networks and in various media; and (b) make such changes to your Content as are necessary to conform and adapt that Content to the technical requirements of connecting networks, devices, services or media. You agree that this license shall permit Google to take these actions.
11.4 You confirm and warrant to Google that you have all the rights, power and authority necessary to grant the above license.
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That's not just for using the browser right? I mean, I would think that's for the people developing plug ins and stuff on the Gears platform.
 
#27
The ebay thing is definitely just me for Firefox as far as I know, and it wasn't until version 3 came out until it started happening. Of course Firefox has always had plenty of minor issues that I put up with since it was a vast improvement over IE's clunkiness and Opera's, well, Opera-ness (seriously, I never liked a single thing about that browser). Point is an upgrade should be an improvement, Firefox failed to deliver and from what I've seen I'm not the only one who thinks this. Frankly I dealt with the small problems because Firefox was a better browser overall, but from what I've seen so far with Chrome I don't have to put up with the problems of Firefox to get the same advantages. I know I mentioned other issues, but those should all be easy fixes and won't take long to patch up. Plus they aren't entire sites simply not working.
 
#28
Scarlet Fire said:
Alright, I don't like this part. From the EULA:

11.1 You retain copyright and any other rights you already hold in Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services. By submitting, posting or displaying the content you give Google a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute any Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services. This license is for the sole purpose of enabling Google to display, distribute and promote the Services and may be revoked for certain Services as defined in the Additional Terms of those Services.
11.2 You agree that this license includes a right for Google to make such Content available to other companies, organizations or individuals with whom Google has relationships for the provision of syndicated services, and to use such Content in connection with the provision of those services.
11.3 You understand that Google, in performing the required technical steps to provide the Services to our users, may (a) transmit or distribute your Content over various public networks and in various media; and (b) make such changes to your Content as are necessary to conform and adapt that Content to the technical requirements of connecting networks, devices, services or media. You agree that this license shall permit Google to take these actions.
11.4 You confirm and warrant to Google that you have all the rights, power and authority necessary to grant the above license.
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sounds like it's talking about add-ons what else would make sense?
 
#30
AlphaMale said:
sounds like it's talking about add-ons what else would make sense?
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Data collection. All it takes is one federal order to make them hand over everything you ever type through that browser.

Outside of that, Google can use your browsing habits to help with their own advertising. Think of Google Adsense tuned specifically for everything you ever do on the net.

Everything that you send through Chrome belongs to Google.
 
#34
It does seem faster than Firefox, but not by much. Firefox works very well on my system - fast, no problems with AVG, no errors or crashes. I must be doing something wrong. ;)

Having said that, it's a pretty slick browser. I've only used it a little bit and done a "seat of the pants" speed test, and it has a nice GUI and hasn't given me any errors. Install was a snap, and I've loaded a bunch of pages with no problems. I'll withhold any praise or condemnation until I've used it for a longer period of time, but my initial impressions are positive.

I'll be interested in seeing what extensions and add-ons become available, but it will have to do something pretty darn good to make me switch from FF. I have FF tweaked quite a bit and it's like a pair of nicely worn-in jeans. It would take a lot for me to move on to something else.
 
#40
Tried it out for the day, semi-liked it, removed it. It's usable but not ready, and with all the syndicated advertising it can't block, the data mining on the quiet and the ominous legal provisions, well, I don't need it. Google's apparent ambitions to grow into the very centerpiece of the web make them seem to be slipping a bit from that well-publicized motto "Don't be evil".
 

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