Google Chrome for Mac mere weeks away from launch

Seth Weintraub
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November 29, 2009
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We've known for awhile that Google's Chrome browser is getting set to go into GoogleBeta™ on the Mac platform in the coming weeks.  According to Techcrunch:

 ...today brings more confirmation that it may be even closer than that. Mike Pinkerton, the guy leading the Chrome for Mac team, has just tweeted out that there are only “8 remaining M4 Mac beta blockers! Go team! #chrome”.  These are the 8 bugs.

It looks like it is on schedule for completion in the next few weeks and reports have been coming in that it is plenty stable.  It will be interesting to see how many Mac users start using the new browser.  Chrome adoption has been outpacing even Safari and may even pass Apple's browser overall in the next few months.

 

Comments (9)

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | November 29, 2009 - 10:29pm

Was anyone really asking for another operating system?

admin | November 29, 2009 - 10:33pm

You mean browser?

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | November 30, 2009 - 12:16am

Yes, I was confused...I mean browser.

Dave Park | November 29, 2009 - 10:47pm

It's already down to seven. By the time you read this and check, you'll be correcting me that it's down to six, five or less.

If Chrome can not leak memory as horribly as Safari does (starts at 200MB, end up at 2GB in a few days) it might be a worthy replacement.

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | November 30, 2009 - 12:16am

Please bring the Chrome, I'm sooo tired of the beach ball in Safari. Do you guys think it will improve if my Ram goes up from 2 gb to 4 gb on my MBP with Safari ?

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | November 30, 2009 - 12:23am

As long as Google is not supporting the PowerPC platform, I am still bound to Safari (FireFox is to slow for my likings).

I have a very capable PowerMac G4 MDD, and it would be a shame not being able to use it, just because it doesnt support my processor. (My CPU is a dual 1.25 GHz BTW).

The only thing stopping this from becoming reality, is the javascript engine (V8), which i'll guess probably is written in assembly(?). If its not, then i see no technical reasons Google Chrome would not be ported to PowerPC.

Really hope Google does! 

Lex (not verified) | November 30, 2009 - 3:16am

We have Safari 4 here. Don't need Chrome.

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | November 30, 2009 - 5:05am

Safari just cant compare with Google Chrome when it comes to speed. Its really the fastest browser I have ever used.

Debt Management (not verified) | December 08, 2009 - 7:45pm

I liked Mozilla FireFox for a while, but even then I went back to Safari. I've had Google Chrome on my work PC for a couple months now, and now it's finally coming home with me.