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 Sep 22 2004, 03:35 PM
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 Bleep Bleep!  Group: Admin Posts: 29,367 Joined: 24-January 04 From: USA Member No.: 3  |
Rumors are circulating on many sites that Google may be or is starting to create their own Web Browser.
An article at the New York Post says that Google has recently been hiring people who have worked or are currently working on Web Browser technologies in the past. Could this mean that Google is developing a web browser? As no one is talking it is anyones guess. One interesting tidbit of information, though, is that Google owns a domain name called gbrowser.com? Coincidence? Who knows. -------------------- Lawrence
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Sep 22 2004, 03:58 PM
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 Feed me some spyware!  Group: Banned Posts: 4,557 Joined: 18-July 04 From: USA Ware Shoals SC Member No.: 1,500 |
Sounds neat but can it beat firefox? Or mozilla?
Ps your link doesnt work! Might want to fix it....... This post has been edited by cowsgonemadd3: Sep 22 2004, 04:00 PM |
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Sep 22 2004, 04:11 PM
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Bleep Bleep! Group: Admin Posts: 29,367 Joined: 24-January 04 From: USA Member No.: 3 |
Thanks its fixed
-------------------- Lawrence
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Sep 22 2004, 04:15 PM
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I saw this same information on slashdot, I think. I would not be surprised if Google were to create a browser, since it would probably interface with Google's search engine, etc. and thus ally more users to their product. The the wolves are circling the dying carcass of IE. (Firefox is up to the million and a half download mark since the push started a few days ago).
I think the battle between Google, Yahoo, AOL and MSN for user-dominance through a complete packaging of web services will only benefit the users. My only concern is that everything will end up as being a jack of all trades, and master of none, in the race to dominance. Hopefully Mozilla will stick to what it knows best how to do, so there will be at least ONE good browser/Email client left after the fallout. Cheers, John PS Just ran into this article, hinting that Google may use the Mozilla engine: http://software.silicon.com/applications/0...39124208,00.htm This post has been edited by jgweed: Sep 22 2004, 04:59 PM -------------------- Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one should be silent.
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Sep 23 2004, 09:51 AM
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Bleep Bleep! Group: Admin Posts: 29,367 Joined: 24-January 04 From: USA Member No.: 3 |
I also think it would be a huge way for them to target their adwords. Their browser has a bar that shows adsense relevant to the content of the site you are visiting.
Not sure how well that would be received, but I am convinced it will be in there if this happens -------------------- Lawrence
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