{"id":9799,"date":"2016-06-02T15:00:13","date_gmt":"2016-06-02T19:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/?p=9799"},"modified":"2024-05-02T17:22:03","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T21:22:03","slug":"chrome-turns-50-and-stands-at-a-crossroads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/chrome-turns-50-and-stands-at-a-crossroads\/","title":{"rendered":"Chrome turns 50 and stands at a crossroads"},"content":{"rendered":"

As Google reaches a major milestone, let’s reflect on its uncertain future.<\/h2>\n

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Google\u2019s Chrome browser has just reached a major milestone, hitting its 50th release.<\/p>\n

For Google, it\u2019s a moment for positive reflection. To emphasize Chrome\u2019s might, the company points to the browser\u2019s 771 billion page loads per month, 1 billion monthly active mobile users, 9.1 billion auto-filled forms, and 145 million malicious webpages averted. One might also point to Chrome\u2019s ever-growing usage, accounting for 47 percent of all worldwide pageviews, including mobile, according to StatCounter.<\/p>\n

Indeed, Chrome has become an indispensable tool for many web users, and has served as a leader in the browser world. It introduced the idea of limiting menu clutter around actual webpages, and popularized the syncing of bookmarks, tabs, and browser history across devices. After all these years, it remains PCWorld\u2019s\u00a0most highly-recommended web browser.<\/p>\n

Yet for all the good Chrome has done, Google\u2019s browser now stands at a crossroads. Aside from just another way to browse the Internet, it\u2019s unclear exactly what Google wants Chrome to be.<\/p>\n