Sony uses Chrome as default browser - Page 2

JSWolf · 09-01-2009, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Hellmark

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

That is why to stay away. Because Apple doesn't really care about the Windows release.

Sonist · 09-01-2009, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Hellmark

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

I use it as my main browser both on Vista Ultimate, and on (now Snow) Leopard, and it's about the same. It does feel faster than Firefox, on both platforms.

Hellmark · 09-01-2009, 06:41 PM

Firefox as a whole has been slowing down. Too much getting added on.

Kostas · 09-01-2009, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Hellmark

Firefox as a whole has been slowing down. Too much getting added on.

True, but 3.5 is a little faster than previous versions.

fugazied · 09-01-2009, 07:52 PM

Good move by Sony, Chrome is super fast and Android is awesome too. I wonder how much they had to pay Google to use it this way?

pilotbob · 09-01-2009, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

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.

Considering it uses Web Kit as does Safari I would expect that it would be.

BOb

pilotbob · 09-01-2009, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

That is why to stay away. Because Apple doesn't really care about the Windows release.

Yes and no. The main motivation was so that web site developers that worked with windows tools would be able to test their web sites in the Safari browsers without buying a Mac. The more web sites that work/are tested on Safari the better for Apple and iPhone platforms.

BOb

pking36330 · 09-01-2009, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by corroonb

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.

Google would have a good business model to increase market share for Android OS by segregating a few select books that only Android equipped devices can access. It would lead some folks to install Android desktop emulators long enough (Google hopes) to make their next mobile phone Android OS.

Rest assured decisions like this aren't made on a whim. Some poor schmuck assembled a painfully detailed analysis of marketing objectives, likely outcomes, courses of action, cost impacts (near-term and long-range) and a recommended decision.

The benefit to Sony is they get to avoid the cost of developing and maintaining the unique Linux install that currently drives their Readers, instead receiving an OS from a team that is constantly seeking improvements and enhanced capabilities while maintaining a very svelte install footprint.

Jellby · 09-02-2009, 06:35 AM

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Originally Posted by griffonwing

I have been with Opera since version 5.

I use it since version 3.something

It was this page which made me change.

griffonwing · 09-03-2009, 03:13 PM

what is this crap..

I went to WalMart.com to check on an mp3 pre-album, and this is the window I get.

Now, I can see listing IE or Firefox, but Safari and Chrome? And no Opera?

Opera now has come out with Version 10, and has been at the forefront of browser technology and innovation, yet Chrome v .2 and Safari are apparently more important to WalMart than Opera.

Sorry, this is total BS. Yeah, I'm whining and venting. I know.

Hellmark · 09-03-2009, 04:07 PM

Is that all you from Arkansas can do? "When he said I had a pretty mouth and that he wanted me to squeal, I didn't know he wanted to do thaaaat!"

griffonwing · 09-03-2009, 04:22 PM

That, and getting over a rather mind-blearing head cold. I've had a huge headache for the last 3 days that is finally subsiding. The lights above me in this room aren't helping matters either.

It'll be great when I finally get my reader. I'm gonna take a few days off, relax, rest up, and read.

Abecedary · 09-03-2009, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by griffonwing

what is this crap..

I went to WalMart.com to check on an mp3 pre-album, and this is the window I get.

Now, I can see listing IE or Firefox, but Safari and Chrome? And no Opera?

Opera now has come out with Version 10, and has been at the forefront of browser technology and innovation, yet Chrome v .2 and Safari are apparently more important to WalMart than Opera.

Sorry, this is total BS. Yeah, I'm whining and venting. I know.

Doesn't Opera give you an easy way to change the Browser ID/User Agent string specifically in case you run into sites like this?

griffonwing · 09-03-2009, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Abecedary

Doesn't Opera give you an easy way to change the Browser ID/User Agent string specifically in case you run into sites like this?

I can edit the site preferences to :

Identify as Opera
Identify as Firefox
Identify as IE
Mask as Firefox
Mask as IE

But my main gripe is that with a browser that has been here for so long, and who have brought such innovation, why many companies who make a living on the internet turn a blind eye to them, but will heartily adopt a new browser that isn't even out of beta. (meaning Chrome, which is version .2)

Honestly, I really shouldnt have to mask or tweak my browser just to go to a site. I am glad for the option, but still. I will simply not be using their services.

Elfwreck · 09-03-2009, 05:28 PM

Lynx forever!

(Erm. Perhaps my geekiness is a bit too retro at times. And someday, I'll convince my husband that pine is just not the best email program anymore.)

09-03-2009, 03:13 PM	#25
griffonwing Suave Swabby, Savvy? Posts: 1,602 Karma: 520350 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Harrison, ARrrr, USA - southern Ozark mountains Device: Slate Blue PEZ (Astak Pocket Pro), CVSCX-9300 Quad-band watch phone	what is this crap.. I went to WalMart.com to check on an mp3 pre-album, and this is the window I get. Now, I can see listing IE or Firefox, but Safari and Chrome? And no Opera? Opera now has come out with Version 10, and has been at the forefront of browser technology and innovation, yet Chrome v .2 and Safari are apparently more important to WalMart than Opera. Sorry, this is total BS. Yeah, I'm whining and venting. I know. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by griffonwing; 09-03-2009 at 03:18 PM.

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Hellmark Wizard Posts: 2,592 Karma: 4290425 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Foristell, Missouri, USA Device: Nokia N800, PRS-505, Nook STR Glowlight, Kindle 3, Kobo Libra 2	Is that all you from Arkansas can do? "When he said I had a pretty mouth and that he wanted me to squeal, I didn't know he wanted to do thaaaat!"

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