I really like Google Chrome but…
Having adopted Google Chrome from the day it was released, I must say it’s an amazing web browser. For web browsing, speed and reliability I’d give it a 10/10.
That being said, I can’t deny the fact that I sorely miss a number of Firefox plugins that are too important in my regular browsing and web usage to to not have at hand. Perhaps the Chrome arsenal will grow over time, but for now, I can’t do without the following:
There are other non-essentials, and they all add up to a lot of features I’d really like to have at hand. Believe it or not, the Google Page Rank indicator that comes with the Quirk Search Status is one of them. I’ll admit, I haven’t searched much for a toolbar/plugin for Chrome that does this.
All in all, Chrome should be more than suitable for the average web user, but I suppose working on the internet and specifically in design and development, it just doesn’t cut the mustard for me.
10/09/2008 at 12:57 pm Permalink
I totally agree Ross. I also installed Chrome as soon as it was released, but after only using it for a few minutes, I already missed the functionality that Firefox plugins offer me.
Overall Chrome is fast and lightweight and is great for browsing, but until they start supporting and developing plugins (they should make FireFox plugins compatible on Chrome!), it just isn’t a solid replacement for developer types who need more features from a browser than just being able to browse!
10/09/2008 at 1:22 pm Permalink
Fully. But knowing Google, it will quite likely be awesome in a few months, or sooner…