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Chrome trumps Firefox on Google Pack

Google Chrome recently got promoted to version 1.0 and dropping the beta label. At the same time, it also got another promotion on Google Pack, pushing back FireFox down as the default web browser.

The list on the new Google Pack has Chrome “checked” by default and FireFox “unchecked”, displacing the latter in just less than 3 months after it was first revealed {via}.

This isn’t surprising and I’ve sort of expected this to happen (though not this soon). We even saw how FireFox ran to Yahoo! for some help.

Google will not completely remove FireFox from Google Pack nor totally stop promoting the browser as there’s still money to be had between the browser toolbar and the default search. Google even used to pay $1 for every Firefox referrals installed. The Google-Mozilla partnership generates hundreds of millions of dollars in ad clicks annually.

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18 Responses to “Chrome trumps Firefox on Google Pack”


  1. Gravatar Icon emben replied on Dec 16th, 2008 at 8:38 am (1)

    oh, i need to install the new version

  2. Gravatar Icon BigBird replied on Dec 16th, 2008 at 8:56 am (2)

    not that stable pa!

    Firefox muna me. no very useful plug ins yet!

    BTW Firefox 3.1 dami pa bugs.

  3. Gravatar Icon Kenneth
    Twitter: kmendoza
    replied on Dec 16th, 2008 at 9:10 am (3)

    Better stick with a stable release of both browsers. :-)

  4. Gravatar Icon sylv3rblade
    Twitter: sylv3rblade
    replied on Dec 16th, 2008 at 9:18 am (4)

    I think the next time we’ll be seeing Chrome in the news is that it’s been included on the preinstalled packages of OEM machines from Dell and the rest of the big names.

  5. Gravatar Icon SearchingWellness replied on Dec 16th, 2008 at 9:21 am (5)

    Currently using chrome and loving it. I should install the updated version.

  6. Gravatar Icon electromagneticpopcorn.blogspot.com replied on Dec 16th, 2008 at 10:34 am (6)

    Still using firefox, mejo di ako sanay s chrome e, chka parang mabagal sa kin ang chrome compared sa firefox.nireview ko both browsers sa site ko [url]http://electromagneticpopcorn.blogspot.com[/url].
    Nice post sir ^___^

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  7. Gravatar Icon electromagneticpopcorn.blogspot.com replied on Dec 16th, 2008 at 10:35 am (7)

    still using firefox. nireview ko ung both browsers sa site ko, and i think ill go for firefox muna

  8. Gravatar Icon pinoycontests replied on Dec 16th, 2008 at 10:36 am (8)

    I still prefer Firefox. Chrome lacks vital features that I need, such as Print Preview.

  9. Gravatar Icon Snow replied on Dec 16th, 2008 at 11:07 am (9)

    Nice info about Google Chrome but I still prefer Mozilla Firefox though…Firefox is much faster to load… ^_^

  10. Gravatar Icon jarod_0122 replied on Dec 16th, 2008 at 8:21 pm (10)

    Been an Opera user for years. Keeps getting better and better.
    FF kept on crashing on me. I dont know why?
    At this point in time Chrome doesnt suits me.

  11. Gravatar Icon jhay
    Twitter: jhayrocas
    replied on Dec 16th, 2008 at 9:21 pm (11)

    Just updated to the version 1 of Chrome, loving it so far.

  12. Gravatar Icon electromagneticpopcorn.blogspot.com replied on Dec 17th, 2008 at 2:02 pm (12)

    hey jhay! follower ka din pala ng yugatech huh, haha! it’s Carlo, Polsci class 2008, how’s DLSU-D? ^o^

  13. Gravatar Icon virusfreee replied on Dec 22nd, 2008 at 11:35 am (13)

    I’m happy with Chrome.

    Firefox always restarts on my system. damn.


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  14. Gravatar Icon manoballs - www.freelancerfiles.net replied on Dec 27th, 2008 at 3:13 pm (14)

    very fast, simple, user friendly and I love it. cheers to chrome

  15. Gravatar Icon Erik replied on Jan 18th, 2009 at 4:16 am (15)

    google chrome user here.. its better than firefox simple and friendly user.. annoying pop up ads will be blocked ..

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  17. Gravatar Icon Karenina replied on Mar 13th, 2009 at 10:16 am (17)

    I am using google chrome on my blog and its really good. It runs and loads fast. =)

  18. Gravatar Icon Ham replied on Apr 7th, 2009 at 9:55 am (18)

    I’m a chrome and firefox user… Yes chrome is better and faster than the other browser today. I’m not yet convinced that chrome is the best browser, for me Firefox is still the best just because of their extensions and add-ons. So if chrome can beat or surpass Firefox extensions and add-ons then I’m convinced. :D

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