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Google Chrome hits 1.0
So why remove the beta label now, especially when the 4 year old Gmail service is still officially in beta? Well, the official explanation is because the company's goals for stability and performance have been met. But it also likely has something to do with Google's plans to convince hardware makers to preload the web browser on computers -- something they may be reluctant to do with beta software.
So aside from the version number, what else is different in the latest build? Honestly, I'm not sure. Most of the items that Google showcases in its blog post about the new release are updates that we've already seen like the addition of a bookmark manager, and improved speed and performance.
More updates are still in the works. Google is promising support for plugins, RSS feeds, and form autofill features.
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Subscribe to commentsryleyDec 11th 2008 3:30PM
How about support for basic things like OWA??
BertDec 11th 2008 3:30PM
Chrome is 1 but Gmail is still beta. Nice!
BrettDec 11th 2008 4:00PM
Chrome has been my primary browser for a while now, because
1) It's speedy
2) When I close a tab, I get that memory back. Imagine that!
But going 1.0 without supporting plugins is pretty lame.
noirlunadragoneDec 13th 2008 11:20PM
But you lose more memory when opening a tab. Imagine that...
Stephen IngrahamDec 11th 2008 4:01PM
While there is still no official way to turn greasemonkey on, it is there. You have tack -enable-greasemonkey after the last quotation mark in the Target line in the Chrome shortcut’s Properties box (that is "space dash enable dash greasemonkey"). You can copy your scripts from the scripts folder in Firefox (C:/programs/Mozilla/Firefox/scripts) to C:/scripts (make the folder first), and you are good to go!
drgambitDec 11th 2008 4:31PM
Any adblock software for this yet that isn't a proxy?
SoraDec 11th 2008 7:04PM
Unless Adblock + Noscript-esque things are released for it, I'm not gonna bother with it. I tried the beta and loved it, but I can't live without Adblock or Noscript anymore...
fartassDec 11th 2008 10:46PM
Chrome sucks
MarcDec 11th 2008 11:05PM
1.0 without:
Cross Platform (Linux, os x) (Criminal)
Plug Ins
Tons of little quirks
SAD
Another Google App down the drain. What is it like 1 in 50 do well?
If it wasn't for Google Reader, GMail and Google Docs (Which they bought) I would not use anything of Google's.
TimDec 17th 2008 9:51PM
I still think the logo looks like a poke-ball...