Any Google Chrome/Chromium or Opera experiences/reviews?

[Myles Braithwaite]

I am a big fan of Google Chrome, but it will have the same problems
that you have with Firefox. But I am finding it much faster than
Firefox.

On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 7:18 PM,  <waltdnes-SLHPyeZ9y/tg9hUCZPvPmw at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>  Several years ago, AOL basically destroyed Netscape as we knew it, in
> the process of trying to turn it into a pseudo-operating system.  The
> Mozilla foundation had to scrap the Netscape code base entirely and go
> back to square one to deliver a *WEB BROWSER*.
>
>  Mozilla 0.9 was an all-in-one browser-cum-newsreader-cum-email-client
> that inspired jokes regarding "about:kitchen sink".  Amidst the public
> outcry, a new, stripped-down, lightweight web browser emerged, named
> Phoenix (later renamed Firebird and then Firefox).
>
>  Now, it seems that Firefox is following the emacs and MS Office lead.
> Firefox is a mediocre operating system that lacks a lightweight web
> browser.  Why does a *WEB BROWSER* need a mandatory spell-checker and
> SQL database, fercryinoutloud?
>
>  Unlike the previous time around, the Mozilla developers are not
> listening to end-users, and trying to simplify/de-bloat the app.  They
> keep on ramming crud like the "abortion bar" down users' throats.  I've
> given up on Firefox, and am considering anything else.  How have your
> experiences with Opera and/or Chrome/Chromium been?  Any other browsers
> for linux that don't know about?
>
> --
> Walter Dnes <waltdnes-SLHPyeZ9y/tg9hUCZPvPmw at public.gmane.org>

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