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Google Chrome is evil

Wednesday, August 10, 2011 11:44:43 PM

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Internet Explorer, play in a more beautiful web

A few minutes ago I read an article where the indivdual browsers is potrayed as wrestler. In the picture, Google Chrome is described as innovative. How can it be called innovative when it doesn't even have a native RSS reader!

Also, Google Chrome messed up my internet browser settings after it set itself up as the default browser. I switched back to Internet Explorer but the "Internet key" on my keyboard is still defaulting to Google Chrome. I tried to uninstall Google Chrome and now the internet key no longer works! . I tried to set Internet Explorer as default browser (but it already is) and even went to "default program" in control panel and re-set Internet Explorer 9 as the default. I even re-installed IntelliType but nothing will work. Intellitype keep on telling me that the action cannot be performed. Eventually, I had to do a system restore to the time before I installed Google Chrome and the key starts working again. I will not be trying Chrome again!

Google Chrome doesn't offer that much of a performace difference from Internet Explorer 9. However, oddly enough, Google Chrome is the only browser (out of IE9 and Opera) that can properly parse the McDonald's McFlurry offer promotion claim link. The other browsers either redirect to the McDonald website (IE9) or just show about:blank (Opera).

Bill Gates trapped in the Google Chrome old logo is taken from Beg to Differ's post Brand brief: Google begins to assimilate Microsoft – one interface at a time

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Unregistered user Sunday, December 4, 2011 9:21:40 AM

Anonymous writes: Booooooooo! Chrome hasn`t messed up my web browsing, in fact, its favourable when compared to IE, and .... OPERA!!!! I once tried out Opera, which decided to overwrite the save file that I had created for opening Google Chrome, it made itself default when I actually wanted to keep Chrome as default.... The only thing that I could do was uninstall Opera, and delete the save file....... There is NO WAY that I would EVER use Opera, in fact, if Chrome was not available, I would use IE, Safari, even Firefox if I had to.... but NOT OPERA.

Thu Winwikipedian Sunday, December 4, 2011 11:01:08 AM

@Anonymous, I am not advocating Opera. I say install whatever you want!

Unregistered user Wednesday, August 29, 2012 6:00:44 PM

Anonymous writes: installing google chrome deletes my opera browser every time. how evil is that. google trying to invade your privacy is serious business apparently.

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