Undoubtedly, Google, in addition to the open source browser - known as the "CHROME" - is under pressure from other open source browsers such as Firefox. It can be a devastating blow to Firefox, which has accrued and has about 18 percent market share away from the Internet Explorer browser in a short period of time.
Although Google is a fervent supporter of the Mozilla team, it seems that the online giant has decided to take on Microsoft with a complete portfolio of web applications, instead relying on other open source projects to fill in gaps. Could this explain the recent release of Mozilla vice president, engineering Mike Schroepfer on Facebook?
Or is it a prelude to the takeover of Google Mozilla? Google finally, was recently extended funding of Mozilla and someone must have been informed that Chrome. In a recent blog reflective on Mozilla 10 years, Mitchell Baker stressed the support of Google as an important indicator for the success: "Another important element is the financial resources Mozilla enjoys. We have to renew our agreement with Google for a period additional period of three years. This agreement is now an end in november 2011 instead november 2008, we have the stability of income, "Baker wrote."
Chrome, which facilitated the launch of a beta test today is a very comprehensive open source Firefox browser and is unique in several respects.
Firstly, they have a specific function of shipping known as Incognito, which allows users to navigate in total privacy. There is no record sites visited or any aspect of the Web session. (Firefox is preparing for this feature in FF 3.1, but it's not there yet).
Google has the tab-style navigation metaphor used by Mozilla and Microsoft to a new level. Chrome user interface features tabs at the top, instead windows using tabs. The research group - called a omnibox - is the URL box at the top of each tab. Some pop-ups can be attributed to each tab to protect the integrity of each process. Just as Mozilla and Adobe AIR Prism, Chome allows Web applications are launched in their own window without the Web search bar for Web applications to run alongside the software at the same time.
Chrome also multi-process and includes a virtual machine Javascript.
Multi-support has been said that a significant improvement in the stability of the browser, because it can support multiple Web applications at the same time and isolate any process in its own tab. If a web application crashes, for example, would not in the browser together - all corrupt tab. Surfers can begin a process in a tab and ga at work in another. The V8 Javascript Virtual Machine is designed for speed and supports the largest web applications today.
Chrome Google also has an open source rendering engine known as Webkit, the same engine used in the Google Android. This will undoubtedly easier to integrate Google next mobile platform - Android - Google Desktop, now equipped with its own browser. That can not be good news for Firefox "Fennec" team.
Larry Dignan of ZDNet show perhaps that Google and Mozilla are working together as a team tag defeat of Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google May and perhaps buy the team from Mozilla Firefox and the integration of the two bases for a code punched Kock Microsoft 's Internet Explorer. Mozilla browser, Google Labs? Given the close cooperation of both projects, it is more than possible.
If not, but the beginning of Chrome can not be good news for Firefox. Google has so dynamic market that is not necessarily the best open source Firefox browser to move. And at first glance, Chome seems pretty good.