Sony uses Chrome as default browser

pking36330 · 09-01-2009, 07:17 AM

News: TOKYO (Dow Jones)--Sony Corp. (6758.TO) said Tuesday that all of its Vaio-brand PCs sold in the U.S. are using Google Inc.'s (GOOG) Chrome as their default Web browser, in a tie up that could help the search engine giant challenge Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT) dominant Internet Explorer.

Commentary: As Sony gets cozy with Google and purposefully distances itself from Microsoft, a further logical step down this path might include putting Android Operating System on a Reader and then making access to some Google Books available to Android OS only.

Now back to your regularly scheduled programming.

zelda_pinwheel · 09-01-2009, 07:48 AM

well, as a webdesigner, i can only applaud this move.

i'm sure it wasn't decided in a spirit of making my life easier, but i'll take what i can get.

Wetdogeared · 09-01-2009, 08:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

well, as a webdesigner, i can only applaud this move.

i'm sure it wasn't decided in a spirit of making my life easier, but i'll take what i can get.

Chrome is now my browser of preference, even though it still lacks a lot of the bells and whistles of Firefox.

IMO, for simplicity and speed, I've found none better.

WDE.

zelda_pinwheel · 09-01-2009, 08:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wetdogeared

Chrome is now my browser of preference, even though it still lacks a lot of the bells and whistles of Firefox.

IMO, for simplicity and speed, I've found none better.

WDE.

i've got nothing at all against chrome. i use it myself, frequently.

and it seems to be appreciably standards-compliant, and that's what counts.

rlparker · 09-01-2009, 12:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wetdogeared

Chrome is now my browser of preference, even though it still lacks a lot of the bells and whistles of Firefox.

IMO, for simplicity and speed, I've found none better.

WDE.

I like Chrome too and was using it as my default browser. Then I installed a Microsoft product (Visio) and Chrome stopped working--just wouldn't open at all. Coincidence?

ahammer · 09-01-2009, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wetdogeared

Chrome is now my browser of preference, even though it still lacks a lot of the bells and whistles of Firefox.

IMO, for simplicity and speed, I've found none better.

WDE.

if you look at the dev copy.. or is it the alpha build it has most of the stuff I miss from firefox.. ie plug ins like flash blockers and the like.

zelda_pinwheel · 09-01-2009, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rlparker

I like Chrome too and was using it as my default browser. Then I installed a Microsoft product (Visio) and Chrome stopped working--just wouldn't open at all. Coincidence?

unlikely, if you ask me.

Sonist · 09-01-2009, 03:18 PM

If you like webkit, check out Safari. It's a bit more advanced than Chrome.

corroonb · 09-01-2009, 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pking36330

Commentary: As Sony gets cozy with Google and purposefully distances itself from Microsoft, a further logical step down this path might include putting Android Operating System on a Reader and then making access to some Google Books available to Android OS only.

This is highly unlikely to happen. Google are not going to restrict their books to a single OS.

And Sony preload all their PCs with Windows so this "news" is rather insignificant.

JSWolf · 09-01-2009, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sonist

If you like webkit, check out Safari. It's a bit more advanced than Chrome.

Oh no.. Stay away from Safari. Stay far away.

ahammer · 09-01-2009, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Oh no.. Stay away from Safari. Stay far away.

o noes let the browser war start.

griffonwing · 09-01-2009, 04:05 PM

I have been with Opera since version 5. This morning, logging in, my v10 Beta 3 finally updated to full version of 10.

Opera 10 is now released, and no longer in beta stage. I love it.

Sonist · 09-01-2009, 04:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Oh no.. Stay away from Safari. Stay far away.

Huh?

Care to explain why (sensibly :-)?

I use both, and while both are decent webkit browsers, Safari is simply a little more polished, since it's been around a bit longer.

Hellmark · 09-01-2009, 05:40 PM

Safari on OSX is great, Safari on Windows, at last I saw, it was buggy.

PKFFW · 09-01-2009, 05:53 PM

Opera all the way since v6

GO OPERA! GO OPERA! It's your birthday! GO OPERA!

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