Launching Chrome
Posted by Scott Laird Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:15:00 GMT
It’s been a busy week at work. We launched Chrome to the world on Tuesday, after a last-minute change of plans. The launch managed to temporarily suck me back into my previous job at Google; I ran all of our download servers for about two years, so I know more about debugging download problems then just about anyone else around. We’ve been planning for this launch since early Spring, and it looks like all of the hard work paid off–I haven’t seen a single complaint from someone who tried to download it and had a bad download experience. Everything seems to have Just Worked, with is really all you can hope for in this line of business.
If you run Windows, then go give it a try. They’ve put a tremendous amount of work and creativity into it, and they’ve advanced the state of the art in a number of ways. Now if only the Mac version was available already…
(all opinions are mine, not Google’s, etc)
Great job!
Scott… I love Chrome. You guys did a great job. It is really fast, has a huge viewing area, and I love the minimalistic UI. I think I have even noticed that a couple of websites that didn’t work very well in it on day one are working now. No proof on that… just a feeling. :-)
Launching a new browser two months before we launch TurboTax Online for the 2008 tax year doesn’t help us out much. :-( Here’s hoping that there aren’t any problems with our app and your browser.