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| Google launches internet browser | Google launches internet browser |
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| Google is launching an open source web browser to compete with Internet Explorer and Firefox. | Google is launching an open source web browser to compete with Internet Explorer and Firefox. |
| The browser is designed to be lightweight and fast, and to cope with the next generation of web applications that rely on graphics and multimedia. | The browser is designed to be lightweight and fast, and to cope with the next generation of web applications that rely on graphics and multimedia. |
| Called Chrome, it will launch as a beta for Windows machines in 100 countries, with Mac and Linux versions to come. | Called Chrome, it will launch as a beta for Windows machines in 100 countries, with Mac and Linux versions to come. |
| "We realised... we needed to completely rethink the browser," said Google's Sundar Pichai in a blog post. | "We realised... we needed to completely rethink the browser," said Google's Sundar Pichai in a blog post. |
| The new browser will help Google take advantage of developments it is pushing online in rich web applications that are challenging traditional desktop programs. | The new browser will help Google take advantage of developments it is pushing online in rich web applications that are challenging traditional desktop programs. |
| It's certainly the biggest news in the browser space since Firefox started to dent Internet Explorer's lead and many people see this as a re-ignition of the browser wars Darren Waters dot.life blog | It's certainly the biggest news in the browser space since Firefox started to dent Internet Explorer's lead and many people see this as a re-ignition of the browser wars Darren Waters dot.life blog |
| Google has a suite of web apps, such as Documents, Picasa and Maps which offer functionality that is beginning to replace offline software. | Google has a suite of web apps, such as Documents, Picasa and Maps which offer functionality that is beginning to replace offline software. |
| "What we really needed was not just a browser, but also a modern platform for web pages and applications, and that's what we set out to build," Mr Pichai, VP Product Management, wrote. | "What we really needed was not just a browser, but also a modern platform for web pages and applications, and that's what we set out to build," Mr Pichai, VP Product Management, wrote. |
| The launch of a beta version of Chrome on Tuesday will be Google's latest assault on Microsoft's dominance of the PC business. The firm's Internet Explorer program dominates the browser landscape, with 80% of the market. | The launch of a beta version of Chrome on Tuesday will be Google's latest assault on Microsoft's dominance of the PC business. The firm's Internet Explorer program dominates the browser landscape, with 80% of the market. |
| Those already in the browser space were quick to respond to the news. | |
| Writing in his blog, chief executive of Mozilla John Lilly was sanguine about the new rival. | |
| "It should come as no real surprise that Google has done something here â their business is the web, and theyâve got clear opinions on how things should be, and smart people thinking about how to make things better." | |
| Chrome will be a browser optimized for the things that they see as important, and itâll be interesting to see how it evolves," he wrote. | |
| He welcomed the competition and said collaboration between Mozilla and Google on certain projects would continue. |
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