Google: Let’s Piss Off Microsoft with Chrome Frame
Posted on 18. Jan, 2010 by Daniel Cawrey in Features
OK, so sometimes I’m behind the times, but I just discovered this little project Google has been working on called Chrome Frame. Basically it’s an add-in to Internet Explorer that allows it to run newer web technologies such as HTML5 if a developer puts in a line that triggers it within their code. This includes the Chrome browser’s V8 Javascript kit that allows for faster performance, support for newer CSS formats and offline storage functions that are starting to be seen in Google applications such as Gmail.
We all know that Internet Explorer has become a slow and cumbersome behemoth, and for those who are unable to install Chrome browser on a managed machine this is a simple fix for that as you can easily download a small executable and then run it. It would also be useful for developers who need to test different browser versions in one application as well. Chrome Frame works with IE 6, 7 and 8. Here is a video from Google:
Although released under the auspices of development, this kind of stuff must really irritate Microsoft and when this was first announced last September they issued a statement that using Chrome Frame may have security implications, but Google later released a patch that allayed those concerns.
Anything from the positive department for Microsoft? Looks like Bing is making headways in search. Must be all those ads on television. Too bad I make my own decisions.
5 Responses to “Google: Let’s Piss Off Microsoft with Chrome Frame”
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Scott
18. Jan, 2010
google gears isnt meant for any further development, according to google. it was basically something to get the development of HTML5 to get moving. i read an article a while ago about it, basically google made MS call there bluff saying if you dont get HTML5 moving we are going have gears as industry standard.
Daniel Cawrey
18. Jan, 2010
In a related note, check out this Businessweek article about how Apple and Microsoft could pair up against Google.
Interesting read. Google gets into mobile devices, Apple gets into advertising and Microsoft just gets into trouble releasing comparable products.
Scott
18. Jan, 2010
the enemy of my enemy is my friend
Daniel Cawrey
18. Jan, 2010
I think the term you are looking for is frenemy.
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[...] Posted on 22. Sep, 2010 by Daniel Cawrey in News TweetThe Google Chrome Frame plugin offers those who must use Internet Explorer either for service level agreements or because of IT administration purposes a way to experience the technology behind Chrome inside Microsoft’s browser. Of course, I’ve also written in the past that it’s potentially available simply to piss Microsoft off as well. [...]