Google to release Chrome for Mac and Linux
- 16 September, 2009 10:18
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Two weeks after its first birthday, Google Chrome developers have celebrated by releasing Mac and Linux versions of the Internet browser.
Chrome still only holds the fourth spot for market share of the browser market, with about 3 per cent.
In its Google Chrome blog the company revealed it's working on Google Chrome for Mac and Linux, which are making rapid progress on the developer channel.
Users will need to be running a Mac with an Intel CPU and Mac OS X 10.5.6 or later. The Mac build still lacks certain privacy features so it’s not yet appropriate for general consumer use, Google warns. When users download Google Chrome or use it to contact Google’s servers, the search company receives standard log information such as the machine’s IP address and cookies. But users cannot currently configure the Mac OS X version to not send cookies to Google or other sites.
“We're also hard at work on Google Chrome for Mac and Linux, which are making rapid progress on the developer channel,” Chrome Product Manager, Brian Rakowski, wrote.
“We're keeping them in the developer channel a little while longer to make sure that they provide a satisfying native experience on these platforms and meet our standards for stability and performance.”
The Mac and Linux versions are missing key features such as printing, but users can still download the browser through the developer channel. The mainstream version is expected within months.
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Comments
Anonymous
>The mainstream version is expected within >months.
>We're also hard at work on Google Chrome for >Mac and Linux,
>which are making rapid progress on the >developer channel.
We have a running bet in the office:
which will be release first?
Google's open source browser on an open source OS or Duke Nukem Forever.
If I cant take the Firefox extensions with me, Im not interested in another browser.
I already have a porn only browser, its called Opera. They might not be open sauce but they have an excellent and quick browser on Linux.
duncs
Google Chrome on Mac is a really slick browser and is lightning fast.
There are just a few too many problems to prevent it from becoming my default browser at the moment, but I'm really looking forward to when it becomes more polished.
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