Google Chrome makes its debut on
Windows 8, showing Google's commitment to providing a rich Metro-style browser
for the new operating system.
This very early developer version
of Google Chrome gives us a glimpse into the future of a touch-friendly Chrome.
To install this version, users will have to go to the developer channel and
download Google Chrome from there. Make sure to check the box for "Make
Google Chrome my default browser" to enable its Metro interface.
This developer version of Google
Chrome for Metro will immediately be familiar. It looks almost identical to the
desktop version of Google Chrome but simplifies things with a bigger menu
button on the top right. From there, you can access all of the preferences and
settings that you would get from the desktop version of Chrome. This is where
Google Chrome for Metro begins to show its sloppiness. The settings buttons are
bigger, but aren't as touch-friendly as Internet Explorer for Metro.
One of the best features of
Google Chrome for Metro is full Adobe Flash support. As with all other
variations of Google Chrome, Flash is baked right into the browser so no
additional downloads are needed. Internet Explorer for Metro, on the other
hand, features a watered-down version of Flash that only works on certain
sites.
Google's developers have a long
way to go to make Google Chrome for Metro feel like a native application. As it
stands, this is a very early port of Chrome that hasn't put much thought into
design.
Ø Speedy
performance
Ø Full
featured
Ø Full
Adobe Flash installed
