CHROME v/s Internet Explorer

Topic: CHROME v/s Internet Explorer

Google’s recent free Web-browser ‘CHROME’, according to its officials happens to be more superior than Microsofts Internet Explorer and Firefox browser. Google feels that with the increase in number of internet users, there is a great scope for scalability of its product. This web-browser can also be adopted in mobile phones to provide internet access to mobile users. This feature has brought about increase in the number who comes in contact with Web advertising, due to Mobile user community. This is a huge boost to Google’s lead in Web Advertising. Online search and Web Advertising happens to be the bone of contention for Microsoft and Google. Google has been competing with Microsoft in the areas of presentation software, e-mail software by providing a free or low cost effective packages. Until now Google has been backing Firefox browser which is also open source but due to the Introduction of CHROME, the situation has changed which implies an additional competitior for Internet Explorer.

In reply to Google’s CHROME, the official in Microsoft replied by saying that User friendly nature provided by Internet Explorer 8 along with the Security features offers a high resistance to any Web-browser.

Source: The Hindu, Newscape, September 3, 2008.