“We already have:

Google as our browser home page
the Google Toolbar
Google Custom Search on millions of websites
Google as default search box in Firefox
not to mention Google Mail, Analytics, Wave, YouTube and all the rest of it

Isn’t that ENOUGH? Do we even go anywehre else these days for our web-search needs?”

You use all those because Google makes quality products! Nobody is forcing you to use them, but you do because you’re satisfied with your experiences with them. So the question is really why NOT try more Google products? If a company has a consistent track record of great products, why is that a bad thing? Shouldn’t that just be more incentive to try their new stuff?

Also, you write, “Your real-time spending habits will be available to anyone with enough money, and you’ll receive more targeted spam than ever before.”

Google feeds you ads, not spam! In fact, one of Gmail’s most notable features is its excellent spam filter! They don’t take your info and sell it to other companies. You’re so ridiculous, I can’t even take this article seriously.

You write about Chrome like you’ve never used it before. I say this because if you have used it, this article would be completely different. You’d be impressed with its speed and simplicity. I’ve been using it for months and I’ll never go back to Firefox. So please, try it and give it a change before you bash on it and “beg” others to “not give in.” I don’t understand your hatred for Google (and any advertising, for that matter…since when was advertising your product considered evil?), but you should probably get your facts straight and actually try a product before you bash on it.

-Graeme

In all essence, Google has turned in to another faceless corporation just like Microsoft, except Google did it by producing decent products.

Now-a-days it seems less and less the fact. Google just took Safari, removed all the bloat and said “YOU BETTER INSTALL THIS – YOUTUBE WILL LOOK PRETTIER AND IT WILL LOAD YOUR STUPID POINTLESS VIDEOS FASTER.”

Bullshi*t.

It’s Google… who can say no to them? They know that, you know that… everyone knows that. But, soon enough they will step on enough feet, piss off enough people and produce enough garbage that they will be digging themselves out of the same hole MS has been digging themselves out of for years.

I’m all for making money… But, do it “legitimately” like you have been since day one. Don’t go switching sides half way through the game.

Anyway, I don’t see Chrome catching on…. ever. Unless they create their own operating system and shove the browser down everyone’s throat…. Déjà vu, anyone?