We're all part of the matrix.
Browser wars. Faster speed, better security, design.
I say, leave that. Let's focus beyond the matrix.
Why do you think Google released it's new browser? To give you a better user experience?
Yes and no. Of course, they will try to make their browser better in order to convince you to switch from IE or Firefox. But it's mostly for their gain.
Why did Google release a new browser? To compete with IE and Microsoft? Some publications say so. But I DISAGREE. There's a bigger picture here.
Google is on it's way to dominate the internet. Few months ago they released Knol, thus becoming direct competition of Wikipedia. Now they released a new browser. In a few months, I predict they will release a new offline email client (and will become a competition to Thunderbird and Outlook), web OS, Google Laptop...who knows what else.
The reason is simple. If you look at the history of Google...
They became a synonym for search engine.
They are on their road to become a synonym for the INTERNET. Actually, they may have achieved their target already. How to find out? When you think of the internet, what comes first on your mind? Yeah, I thought so...
So, next mission: Internet. After that, COMPUTERS. Who knows, someday Google may become a synonym for the WORLD :) Planet Google, imagine that.
Anyway, let's see the other reason behind this new Google Browser.
DATA...behavior. This is the thing that gives Google a SIGNIFICANT advantage over it's competitors.
They love to know about your internet habits. The more data they collect about your habits, the more they can leverage their data. How?
Well, if you install Google Chrome they'll collect data of which sites you visit, which search terms you type. They can use this in Google Search to display more relevant search information and gain significant advantage over it's competitors.
They can also display more relevant ads via their Google Adsense program so the probability you'll click and purchase would be lot bigger. Also, they will see which sites you visit most so they'll rank their pages higher the next time you perform a search so you can be more satisfied. Simple as that. Competitive advantage, more customers. Every business dream.
Now, why I don't want to use Google new browser? Because I think it's very, very unfair of this company to compete on all fields. They want to grab EVERYTHING from the internet. They crush all the competition too. Also, they invade my privacy. And I don't like when someone does that. I think that one day Google will pay expensively for this...(it's strange that the government doesn't do anything significant to stop this, maybe they are corrupted or something...?)
So, that's my view of that whole situation. What's your opinion?
Something that was bookmarked on Reddit today is the fact that Chrome indexes the content of sites you use, so anyone who has access to your computer could do a hard drive search and access your private information, like bank balances.