Tue Sep 2, 2008 1:39PM7 comments ›
Tue Sep 2, 2008 — by Robert Greenberger
Scott McCloud Explains Google Chrome
Cartoonist helps introduce new browser
Today, Google will be launching their version of a web browser. Dubbed Chrome, it is said to be an open Source construct which began with the needs of today’s web users being taken into consideration. To make certain we understand why this is different than IE, Opera, Safari and Firefox, they hired Scott McCloud to produce a 35-page comic story to walk us through the browser.
It is said to be stronger for visuals, more secure, faster and has a neat tab that will provide you thumbnails of your nine most visited sites for easy access. The privacy factor will allow you to use a site and have its cookie deleted and the page won’t show up on your history. They sell it as a way to order surprise gifts, but more likely it’ll hide you surfing for porn.
The browser will be available only to PC users with Macintosh and Linux versions forthcoming.
ComicMix will be evaluating the browser before including it in our supported browser list.
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Comments (7)
Vinnie Bartilucci (2:35 PM on Tue Sep 2, 2008)
Apparently demand and interest for the program is so High, Google has had to scrub the search caches to early download locations for it , Computer World reports. So much for not being able to erase anything from the Internet.
Google admits they "hit send on the comic book too early" on their blog site, but supposedly the beta will be available today. As of 2:30 EDT, it's not up yet.
Russ Rogers (3:46 PM on Tue Sep 2, 2008)
It's a slick looking browser. The comics introduction by Scott McCloud is really helpful. I'm still confused by many of the technical aspects of Google Chrome.
The "ComicMix Reader," the bit of programming that makes the comics jump and dance on ComicMix, isn't quite 100% on Google Chrome.
Glenn Hauman (5:23 PM on Tue Sep 2, 2008)
I surmise the subtle hand of Tom Galloway in the hiring of Mr. McCloud.
Karl Cramer (6:20 PM on Tue Sep 2, 2008)
Using comics, especially Scott McCloud's, to explain technical issues is a brilliant idea and would make owner's manuals less intimidating.
Though I wonder why Google feels compelled to enter the browser market. You've got official browsers from the big two OS publishers, and a couple of open source ones. Bet it's tied into their Android initiative, aka the Google phone.
Russ Rogers (7:00 PM on Tue Sep 2, 2008)
Android is mentioned in the McCloud comic!
mike weber (8:20 PM on Tue Sep 2, 2008)
"..a neat tab that will provide you thumbnails of your nine most visited sites for easy access..."
Oh, boy - just like Opera's "Speed Dial", which i've been using for a year or more.
"...The "ComicMix Reader," the bit of programming that makes the comics jump and dance on ComicMix, isn't quite 100% on Google Chrome...."
Not a surprise - it's probably optimised for IE.
"Using comics, especially Scott McCloud's, to explain technical issues is a brilliant idea and would make owner's manuals less intimidating."
And basically Will Eisner's "PS", which he did for the Army for around thirty years.
"Though I wonder why Google feels compelled to enter the browser market. You've got official browsers from the big two OS publishers, and a couple of open source ones."
The #2 browser isn't from an "OS publisher" - it's Firefox. Opera almost certainly has a larger share (on PC, at any rate) than Apple's Safari. And works better.
They're publishing a browser because they are fighting Micro$oft in other markets and feel that IE gives MS an advantage.
"Bet it's tied into their Android initiative, aka the Google phone."
Android is a lot more than a phone.
R. Maheras (9:01 PM on Tue Sep 2, 2008)
Way to go, Scott! I hope they paid you got some eye-watering Google-fee!