Google Chrome Beta - Linux Version Not Available Immediately?
Posted by: Anonymous
[ip: 202.137.102.174]
on September 08, 2008 11:50 PM
Of course they produced the Windows version first. It's a big project, with a lot of new design ideas. You have that much work to do, you're not going to spread yourself across so many platforms, you focus on one.
So, why Windows, and not us? Well, what's a beta? It's a way to get user feedback. Linux currently accounts for near or under 5% of desktop PCs. To get a final product out the door, releasing on Windows first makes sense. It also means that a greater number of users get a working product sooner.
Look at it this way. We don't have to put up with Internet Explorer. We can hold out for a while. I'm typing this in Chrome, from Windows (Uni assignment...this is work!) and it's good for a beta. We'll get ours, and Google has promised a browser made for us, not simply a remake of the Windows version. Patience, my friends. Soon, our time will come.
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Google Chrome Beta - Linux Version Not Available Immediately?
Posted by: Anonymous [ip: 202.137.102.174] on September 08, 2008 11:50 PMSo, why Windows, and not us? Well, what's a beta? It's a way to get user feedback. Linux currently accounts for near or under 5% of desktop PCs. To get a final product out the door, releasing on Windows first makes sense. It also means that a greater number of users get a working product sooner.
Look at it this way. We don't have to put up with Internet Explorer. We can hold out for a while. I'm typing this in Chrome, from Windows (Uni assignment...this is work!) and it's good for a beta. We'll get ours, and Google has promised a browser made for us, not simply a remake of the Windows version. Patience, my friends. Soon, our time will come.
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