Re: Google Chrome OS.

by Dud Doodoo Fri Jul 10, 2009 11:44 am

KristallNacht wrote:
Ukurse wrote:So what, Now OS has 2 really bad browsers.

what?

QFT(For once)

by Toaster Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:41 pm

KristallNacht wrote:
ReconToaster wrote:

Google's buisiness model is too stuck up and controlling to give them any chance of controlling the world

how so?

Google's business model is probably the least controlling of any company out there.

If you notice, they don't make things to make money, they make things to make the user experience better. That's how they've been. And it shows. Hi-quality free content.

Right.... and Nintendo loves their fans, and doesn't care about money either. That's why they're the only company that has actually MADE MONEY on hardware this generation.

I'm more talking about the Google Android, which Google has been VERY strict with retailers about. They're very controlling of their brand identity.

by capn qwerty Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:41 pm

What's Google Android?

by **CivBase** Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:42 pm

ReconToaster wrote:
CivBase wrote:I disagree with you about ETW, but this isn't the place for it.
You're really hurting yourself here Civ.

Also, you couldn't POSSIBLY be comparing Empire to a shitty game based on a board game and published by Atari could you?

I'm not out to impress people, Recon. And actually, I liked A&A's gameplay better that what I played in that ETW demo.

by Toaster Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:47 pm

qwerty wrote:What's Google Android?

Google phone, which uses google android OS.

Civ wrote:I liked A&A's gameplay better that what I played in that ETW demo.

And that says a lot...

by KristallNacht Fri Jul 10, 2009 2:23 pm

ReconToaster wrote:

Google phone, which uses google android OS.

there is no Google Phone. And Google doesn't make hardware.

The 'google phone' you're thinking of is most likely the HTC G1 which was the first commercial phone to run Android.

by Toaster Fri Jul 10, 2009 2:38 pm

KristallNacht wrote:
ReconToaster wrote:

Google phone, which uses google android OS.

there is no Google Phone. And Google doesn't make hardware.

The 'google phone' you're thinking of is most likely the HTC G1 which was the first commercial phone to run Android.

Right. Sorry.

I meant that it is google branded.

by Dud Doodoo Fri Jul 10, 2009 2:46 pm

The demo was lacking the campaign mode, which IS The Game.

The real time battles are amazing, but they only span the quick clashes between forces, whereas their counterpart the campaign spans the ages and global domination. EVERYTHING is in the campaign, nothing is in the battles. The battles are not fun without the campaign, end of story.

by Toaster Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:13 pm

Yeah, that demo was really more of just a tech demo, built to show you how impressive the visuals are. That's about it.

by Ringleader Fri Jul 10, 2009 5:40 pm

Isn't Google Chrome the fastest browser?

by Dud Doodoo Fri Jul 10, 2009 5:44 pm

Yes, and the most well designed.

Tab browsing FTW.

by Toaster Fri Jul 10, 2009 6:13 pm

Dud Doodoo wrote:Yes, and the most well designed.

Tab browsing FTW.

Seriously. This may sound like a cheesy google advertisement... but I browse WAY faster than ever with Chrome. It's not just the ACTUAL speed of the browser (which is the fastest around) it's also the ease of opening new tabs, and the way that it auto-highlites suggestions. If I want to go to this website, all I have to do is type 'C' in the address bar, and hit enter... and it takes me to crimson flame. Admittedly, Safari and Netscape did that before, and Firefox is finally catching up...

But I'm sticking with chrome.

by Cheese Fri Jul 10, 2009 6:15 pm

ReconToaster wrote:
Dud Doodoo wrote:Yes, and the most well designed.

Tab browsing FTW.

Seriously. This may sound like a cheesy google advertisement... but I browse WAY faster than ever with Chrome. It's not just the ACTUAL speed of the browser (which is the fastest around) it's also the ease of opening new tabs, and the way that it auto-highlites suggestions. If I want to go to this website, all I have to do is type 'C' in the address bar, and hit enter... and it takes me to crimson flame. Admittedly, Safari and Netscape did that before, and Firefox is finally catching up...

But I'm sticking with chrome.

It's true. The amount of times I have searched google for 't' on other people's firefox is just annoying.

by Carcarius Fri Jul 10, 2009 6:18 pm

Tabbed Browsing? Gosh, do you have everything right in front of you? I've been doing tabbed browsing for years. The only upside of chrome is how it breaks down data coming in. Making it streamlined and fast as possible. In other departments it could learn a thing or two from other browsers.

by Toaster Fri Jul 10, 2009 6:25 pm

Carcarius wrote:Tabbed Browsing? Gosh, do you have everything right in front of you? I've been doing tabbed browsing for years. The only upside of chrome is how it breaks down data coming in. Making it streamlined and fast as possible. In other departments it could learn a thing or two from other browsers.

I know tabbed browsing has been around for a long time, but each chrome tab runs on a separate process, so each tab is running as fast and efficient as a single browser window would be.

by **BBJynne** Fri Jul 10, 2009 6:31 pm

Dud Doodoo wrote: The Game.

by Dud Doodoo Fri Jul 10, 2009 6:53 pm

Gotcha.

by KristallNacht Fri Jul 10, 2009 7:52 pm

I like how the address bar in chrome has built in searches through lots of search engines, with the ability to add more.

and the chrome homepage with thumbnails for your top 9 sites is amazingly useful.

by Dud Doodoo Fri Jul 10, 2009 8:01 pm

Yeah, I can pretty much do a half hours worth of surfing the internet in about 30 seconds with the combined speed, tab browsing, and thumbnails of my most recent pages that Chrome provides. The only real downside to Chrome is that it is sometimes unsupported by certain applications, most of said problems have been fixed.

by Toaster Fri Jul 10, 2009 8:22 pm

Dud Doodoo wrote: The only real downside to Chrome is that it is sometimes unsupported by certain applications

Yeah, that really pisses me off. I have to boot up firefox to watch netflix! AARRRRRRG!

by noir Sat Jul 11, 2009 5:16 am

Dud Doodoo wrote:Yeah, I can pretty much do a half hours worth of surfing the internet in about 30 seconds w

What the hell else are you planning to use this time for? I predict much F5'ing.

by KristallNacht Sat Jul 11, 2009 3:16 pm

lol or fapping

by Dud Doodoo Sat Jul 11, 2009 5:20 pm

Or developing a social life.

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by noir Sun Jul 12, 2009 8:05 am

Dud Doodoo wrote:Or developing a social life.

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Social Life? WHAT IS THIS MADNESS?!

by Cheese Sun Jul 12, 2009 8:38 am

noir wrote:
Dud Doodoo wrote:Or developing a social life.

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Social Life? WHAT IS THIS MADNESS?!

It's that stat on the sims when you talk to people on the phone..

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