Google Launches New "Chrome" Browser Today!

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Beethoven Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Jun 06 Posts: 15274 Credit: 8,546 RAC: 0	Message 804959 - Posted: 4 Sep 2008, 20:15:40 UTC - in response to Message 804898. 3. Google is owned and run by Canadians! Peaceful people. Google is an American, publicly-owned, corporation, headquartered in Mountain View, California. No, Google was co-founded by Canadians Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were students at Stanford University and the company was first incorporated as a privately held company on September 7, 1998. Google's initial public offering took place on August 19, 2004, raising $1.67 billion, making it worth $23 billion, at the time. It's value is much higher today. But you are confusing the financing with the ownership. Although it is a so-called "publicly owned corporatation", the real owners are Larry Page and Sergey Brin. The two of them have an unbeatable controlling interest in the corporation in their stock holdings. So they remain the real owners, all stock market Mumbo-jumbo nothwithstanding. ID: 804959 ·

Matthew Love Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0	Message 804970 - Posted: 4 Sep 2008, 20:35:55 UTC See Chrome's inner workings LETS BEGIN IN 2010 ID: 804970 ·

Keith T. Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 23 Aug 99 Posts: 962 Credit: 537,293 RAC: 9	Message 804997 - Posted: 4 Sep 2008, 21:32:18 UTC - in response to Message 804959. Larry Page and Sergey Brin. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Brin ID: 804997 ·

Dr. C.E.T.I. Send message Joined: 29 Feb 00 Posts: 16019 Credit: 794,685 RAC: 0	Message 805021 - Posted: 4 Sep 2008, 22:20:06 UTC Sergey Brin owns 15.6 percent of Google's outstanding shares, and Larry Page controls 15.7 percent. Not only do the two control 30+ percent of Google, the shares they do control are labeled as being Class B level stock, which has more voting power than Class A level stocks. Owners of Class B stocks have 10 votes per share they control, whereas Class A holders have 1 voter per stock. Industry experts expect Google initial market value to be in the area of $20-30 billion. If these expectations are met, Brin and Page will be worth an estimated $3 to 4.7 billion . . . BOINC Wiki . . . Science Status Page . . . ID: 805021 ·

Iridia Send message Joined: 4 Jan 04 Posts: 3 Credit: 2,642,661 RAC: 0	Message 805109 - Posted: 5 Sep 2008, 1:19:24 UTC Back to the original topic... They need a Linux version right this second! Grr. :,( It's disheartening that they haven't compiled a working version for it at all yet. ID: 805109 ·

tullio Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Apr 04 Posts: 8797 Credit: 2,930,782 RAC: 1	Message 805205 - Posted: 5 Sep 2008, 6:53:49 UTC Last modified: 5 Sep 2008, 6:54:34 UTC Google has built some of the biggest and most expensive computer centers in the world. According to "Nature" magazine no journalist has ever been allowed to enter one of its centers. Why this secrecy? Tullio ID: 805205 ·

bounty.hunter Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 22 Mar 04 Posts: 442 Credit: 459,063 RAC: 0	Message 805236 - Posted: 5 Sep 2008, 9:58:14 UTC Chrome has some way to go before matching upto Firefox... And if you're the paranoid type....Google owns you.....not Microsoft Google tweaks Chrome licence text Google has rescinded an article of the user agreement for its new browser, Chrome, released on Tuesday. The initial agreement claimed rights over "any Content which you submit, post or display on or through" the browser. Google reworded the agreement on Wednesday, leaving those rights in the hands of Chrome's users. A spokesperson for Google said its user agreements were re-used and the initial claim was an oversight. The initial End User Licence Agreement (EULA) claimed "a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute any Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services." ID: 805236 ·

Beethoven Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Jun 06 Posts: 15274 Credit: 8,546 RAC: 0	Message 805261 - Posted: 5 Sep 2008, 13:48:07 UTC - in response to Message 805236. Last modified: 5 Sep 2008, 13:58:22 UTC Chrome has some way to go before matching upto Firefox... And if you're the paranoid type....Google owns you.....not Microsoft Google tweaks Chrome licence text Google has rescinded an article of the user agreement for its new browser, Chrome, released on Tuesday. The initial agreement claimed rights over "any Content which you submit, post or display on or through" the browser. Google reworded the agreement on Wednesday, leaving those rights in the hands of Chrome's users. A spokesperson for Google said its user agreements were re-used and the initial claim was an oversight. The initial End User Licence Agreement (EULA) claimed "a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute any Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services." My interpretation is quite different from yours, Bounty.Hunter. I think some ambitious lawyer or middle-management exec overreached himself. What's significant to me in that story is: Google listened, and fixed the problem, the very next day! That's what I see as a multinational company caring...No talk, immediate action. :]] ID: 805261 ·

Beethoven Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Jun 06 Posts: 15274 Credit: 8,546 RAC: 0	Message 805262 - Posted: 5 Sep 2008, 13:51:21 UTC - in response to Message 805205. Google has built some of the biggest and most expensive computer centers in the world. According to "Nature" magazine no journalist has ever been allowed to enter one of its centers. Why this secrecy? Tullio It's called "Keeping Trade Secrets", a method far superior to copyright enforcement. ;] ID: 805262 ·

Beethoven Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Jun 06 Posts: 15274 Credit: 8,546 RAC: 0	Message 805264 - Posted: 5 Sep 2008, 14:01:07 UTC - in response to Message 805109. Back to the original topic... They need a Linux version right this second! Grr. :,( It's disheartening that they haven't compiled a working version for it at all yet. Linux Chrome... Good idea, Iridia! :]] Suggest it to them... http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/request.py?contact_type=feedback ID: 805264 ·

Rush Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 3131 Credit: 302,569 RAC: 0	Message 805280 - Posted: 5 Sep 2008, 15:49:39 UTC - in response to Message 804959. 3. Google is owned and run by Canadians! Peaceful people. Google is an American, publicly-owned, corporation, headquartered in Mountain View, California. No, Google was co-founded by Canadians Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were students at Stanford University and the company was first incorporated as a privately held company on September 7, 1998. Google's initial public offering took place on August 19, 2004, raising $1.67 billion, making it worth $23 billion, at the time. It's value is much higher today. But you are confusing the financing with the ownership. Although it is a so-called "publicly owned corporatation", the real owners are Larry Page and Sergey Brin. The two of them have an unbeatable controlling interest in the corporation in their stock holdings. So they remain the real owners, all stock market Mumbo-jumbo nothwithstanding. My apologies, I didn't read your comment the way you intended it. Cordially, Rush elrushbo2@theobviousgmail.com Remove the obvious... ID: 805280 ·

Fuzzy Hollynoodles Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 9659 Credit: 251,998 RAC: 0	Message 805344 - Posted: 5 Sep 2008, 22:19:51 UTC - in response to Message 805280. 3. Google is owned and run by Canadians! Peaceful people. Google is an American, publicly-owned, corporation, headquartered in Mountain View, California. No, Google was co-founded by Canadians Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were students at Stanford University and the company was first incorporated as a privately held company on September 7, 1998. Google's initial public offering took place on August 19, 2004, raising $1.67 billion, making it worth $23 billion, at the time. It's value is much higher today. But you are confusing the financing with the ownership. Although it is a so-called "publicly owned corporatation", the real owners are Larry Page and Sergey Brin. The two of them have an unbeatable controlling interest in the corporation in their stock holdings. So they remain the real owners, all stock market Mumbo-jumbo nothwithstanding. My apologies, I didn't read your comment the way you intended it. So where does Canada enter the picture? The links in this post tell that: Larry Page: Born March 26, 1973 (1973-03-26) (age 35) [in] Lansing, Michigan Sergey Brin: Born August 21, 1973 (1973-08-21) (age 35) [in] Moscow, Soviet Union Is the company registered in Canada or what? I haven't read that anywhere. "I'm trying to maintain a shred of dignity in this world." - Me ID: 805344 ·

Fuzzy Hollynoodles Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 9659 Credit: 251,998 RAC: 0	Message 806628 - Posted: 10 Sep 2008, 5:20:22 UTC The cartoons in that comic book, that explains Chrome, has been spoofed: Google's comic capers: what they really meant to say Enjoy! ;-D "I'm trying to maintain a shred of dignity in this world." - Me ID: 806628 ·

John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 806663 - Posted: 10 Sep 2008, 11:00:24 UTC Contrary to what Google says, I have found that at least some games have HUGE pauses occasionally. More seriously, every character that you type in the address bar sends the contents of the address bar to google as a search. BOINC WIKI ID: 806663 ·

Matthew Love Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0	Message 807374 - Posted: 12 Sep 2008, 11:35:05 UTC - in response to Message 806663. Contrary to what Google says, I have found that at least some games have HUGE pauses occasionally. More seriously, every character that you type in the address bar sends the contents of the address bar to google as a search. Will not use for the simple fact wha you stated above. It is another way to track peoples surfing habits to direct more junk mail to your e-mail accounts. LETS BEGIN IN 2010 ID: 807374 ·

Fuzzy Hollynoodles Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 9659 Credit: 251,998 RAC: 0	Message 807385 - Posted: 12 Sep 2008, 12:00:13 UTC - in response to Message 806663. Contrary to what Google says, I have found that at least some games have HUGE pauses occasionally. More seriously, every character that you type in the address bar sends the contents of the address bar to google as a search. About the game pauses, that's what I have read in the reviews as well. IE8 also sends everything to Redmond, every character you type in the address bar. I guess we'll have to get used to that... "I'm trying to maintain a shred of dignity in this world." - Me ID: 807385 ·

Fuzzy Hollynoodles Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 9659 Credit: 251,998 RAC: 0	Message 813173 - Posted: 29 Sep 2008, 15:12:47 UTC Chrome clones do not squeal "I'm trying to maintain a shred of dignity in this world." - Me ID: 813173 ·

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