Microsoft Open Source inside Google Chrome


	Microsoft Open Source inside Google Chrome

balthazarus

9-15-2008 4:28 AM

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google, microsoft

balthazarus says:

i find it amusing.
I do agree that it points and speaks to the spirit of Open Source.

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9-15-2008 1:28 PM

arifsali

I don't know all these details, but I have never used a browser which opens up so quickly. I mean, it comes up so fast after clicking the icon that it's not even funny.

I sense that Mozilla team must be in real pressure since Chrome came out.

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