Comments on: Finally Something Interesting, Google Chrome Frame

By: Jake

Jake — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:15:17 +0000

I don't get your point. The whole point is to allow IE users to view sites as designed. The plugin only activates if it sees the meta tag. Otherwise, it's IE as usual.

By: Jake

Jake — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:15:17 +0000

I don't get your point. The whole point is to allow IE users to view sites as designed. The plugin only activates if it sees the meta tag. Otherwise, it's IE as usual.

By: Gary

Gary — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:20:00 +0000

But the web page needs a change. “For most web pages, all you have to do is add a single tag to your pages and detect whether your users have installed Google Chrome Frame.”
Would be good for sites that have to keep IE (or IE6 specifically) for particular applications.

By: Jake

Jake — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:41:20 +0000

I think the target here is people who don't want to use IE6 but are required to do so and prevented from installing other browsers at work.

I'm sure Google will provide some tracking metrics to show Chrome Frame's adoption.

I wonder what user agent will be reported when Chrome Frame is active . . .

By: Jake

Jake — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:39:46 +0000

Maybe, but there's still an addressable market that uses IE6 out of inertia or fear that could benefit from a plugin, e.g. users who have been told not to upgrade b/c certain internal apps won't work.

If the company sees value in Wave, IT can push Chrome Frame without taking the hit to push/support/train for a new browser.

I guess we'll see once Wave is released.

By: John Flack

John Flack — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:50:41 +0000

I'm with jpiwowar – if a shop is so locked up that you can't install any browser but IE6, it is very likely that you can't install a plug-in like Chrome Frame either. I've already read feedback from people who can't use MyOracleSupport because they aren't allowed to install Adobe Flash. So I suspect that Chrome Frame is not going to go anywhere.

By: Anna Langella

Anna Langella — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:54:15 +0000

very nice idea. would be interested to hear how many downloads it gets. slightly strange to think someone would want to keep ie6, but be willing to install a plugin to avoid having to use ie6!

By: Jake

Jake — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:41:20 +0000

By: Jake

Jake — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:39:46 +0000

By: Jake

Jake — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 06:35:15 +0000

Sounds about right. This approach makes sense for a lot of the people who can't install a modern browser. I'll bet it's higher than 80/20, or if it's not, you'd probably be able to get permission for Chrome Frame before you'd get permission to roll out a new browser.

IT is funny.

By: jpiwowar

jpiwowar — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 06:13:18 +0000

>My Windows sys admin skills are pretty rusty, but I think installing
>an ActiveX browser control doesn’t require admin privileges.

I'm similarly rusty, but I think it's possible to set a policy that configures IE a particular way that installation of browser plugins is forbidden. That'd be a pretty draconian shop, tho, which would probably forbid Google Wave on principle anyhow.

By: jason kelsey

jason kelsey — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:25:27 +0000

I'm glad there getting married I like her she is really cool..

By: Jake

Jake — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:35:15 +0000

IT is funny.

By: jpiwowar

jpiwowar — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:13:18 +0000

>My Windows sys admin skills are pretty rusty, but I think installing
>an ActiveX browser control doesn’t require admin privileges.