Google Speeds Up Internet Explorer
Google's Chrome Frame plug-in makes Internet Explorer almost 10 times faster.
Kristina Grifantini 09/24/2009
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A new plug-in from Google called Chrome Frame, released on Tuesday, makes Internet Explorer 8 run 9.6 times faster, according to benchmark tests done by Computerworld.
According to the Computerworld article, Google released the plug-in so that IE users would see better performance when using an as-yet unreleased tool called Google Wave. The plug-in, which users can download here, installs a version of the Javascript engine and HTML 5 functionality from Google's own browser, Chrome, inside IE (it doesn't work with all web pages, however).
Microsoft has responded to this rather embarrassing blow by stating that the Google Chrome Frame introduces severe security issues. In an interview with ARS Technica, which has a skeptical take on that claim, a Microsoft spokesperson says:
"Given the security issues with plugins in general and Google Chrome in particular, Google Chrome Frame running as a plugin has doubled the attach area for malware and malicious scripts. This is not a risk we would recommend our friends and families take."
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neilrieck
67 Comments
Thank "Deity" for Open Source
We all understand Microsoft's concern about security (re: IE, Windows, etc.) but when an open source developer provides free updates (albeit just a plugin in this case) to a product produced by a proprietary developer, then we all can see the benefits of open source technology. How will the 7 billion people on Earth ever be able to get access to proprietary software when the cost of a Windows license is more than what most people make in a year?
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kamranbrohi
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Re: Thank "Deity" for Open Source
Very true. The people living in countries like India and Pakistan can not afford to buy original and license products as the prices are very huge. One can easily buy a computer in Pakistan, instead of buying a licensed version of Windows XP. This is the reason that they don't have any other choice but to use the pirated versions of all Microsoft products. Open Sources Software is not only important but essential for people in these countries as they can make a great progress if provided with such.
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dmm
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Re: Thank "Deity" for Open Source
What a crock of BS! People in countries like Pakistan (not to mention the U.S.) certainly DO have a choice other than to STEAL from software companies and musicians/artists/writers/inventors! They can choose to do without. (Hey, there's a wild idea!) Or, they can choose to use only free stuff. Or, they can choose to make their own software/music/art/books/technology.
If you don't like the idea of intellectual property, that's fine. Opt out. But opt out completely. Don't use it as an excuse for stealing, and then try to make money off intellectual property. Anyone who pirates stuff, and then makes money off intellectual property, is nothing but a low-life thieving hypocrite.
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kbillet
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Re: Thank "Deity" for Open Source
Hum! Stealing is Wrong! Yes! I agree!
How about the guy whom creates a software that can make a stock transaction in a Millionth of a second, when news comes out one way or the other!
He can Buy or Sell ahead of everyone else!
Is this an unfair advantage/disadvantage in the stock market for him?
Some folks say doing this is ok because he isn't doing anything illegal! They justify this by saying you can go out and creat the same software? /or/ you don't have to invest in the market!
But I say, this is a morally wrong thing for someone to be doing! This behavior adds no value whatsoever to the market. So my moral upbringing says, this is hurting others, and this is wrong! Investing adds value!
The stock market is a now a casino, no longer a place to invest, when this happens.
Likewise, two wrongs do not make a right!
So what is the answer to make people play fair?
Is this all part of our human condition?
I have grown up a "Boy Scout" believing in and living my life by the "Oath" & "Law", but you know, I often find myself questioning my moral code! I have at times suffered, the result of having done the right things. But than I realize there is one saving grace. I have to live with myself! It is that realization that comforts me!
So what is a fair profit? Who decides? And Why?
Stealing is Wrong! Yes! I agree! No ifs ands or buts!
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Monsterboy
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Re: Thank "Deity" for Open Source
While I agree with the substance of your argument -- stealing is wrong, and cost should not excuse piracy -- it would paint an incomplete picture if someone didn't point out that Microsoft lives in terror of a substantial percentage of users abandoning Windows for Linux or some other competitor.
If given the choice between being used by 90% and paid by 25%, and being used and paid for by 25%, they'll eagerly take the former, because the main thing the 25% is paying for is to be compatible with the other 65%. Piracy makes them the industrial standard, and so is in many ways the only thing keeping them in business.
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