Yesterday I posted a short blog about my initial thoughts on Google’s release of it’s own web browser. Today I decided to do a bit more digging. Of course the whole world is seeing Google’s release of Chrome as a Google vs Microsoft issue, but I couldn’t really give a damn about IE. I’m more worried about the potential impact on Firefox.
So off I went to see what Mitchell Baker had to say. Not surprisingly, Mitchell seems to skirting the issues in her blog.
We’ll continue to compete in the browser world, and we’ll continue to do well. We’ll continue to produce a product that people choose, and trust and understand is theirs. We’ll continue to do this as part of our overall mission — building an Internet where individual, civic and social value are paramount.
Competition is seldom comfortable, but it forces us to do our best. Firefox 3 is a terrific product and there’s much more to come. We’re just beginning to touch the surface of what Mozilla can accomplish. The best is yet to come.
Personally I’m tempted to believe (Hopefully I’ll be proved wrong) that Chrome will prove to be the death knell for Firefox. For those of you who know Firefox, and who have been involved with Firefox development, the irony of the choice of the name Chrome will be apparent.
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