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Stable Google Chrome for Mac and Linux : Are we there yet ?

by Dinu

There is a new development about Google Chrome for Linux and Mac. ReadWriteWeb found a change in the Google Chrome privacy policy that hints to the release of Google Chrome for Linux and Mac operating systems.

The Change.

OLD:

The Privacy Policy below applies only to Google Chrome for Windows. For the Developer channel releases on other platforms see the privacy policies for Mac OS X and Linux .

NEW:

The Google Privacy Policy describes how we treat personal information when you use Google’s products and services

On Google Chrome for Windows, You can configure Google Chrome to not send cookies to Google or other sites as explained here. Google Chrome for Mac and Google Chrome for Linux currently do not allow this level of configuration.

So, we have a strong reason to believe that release date for the stable version of Google Chrome for Linux and Mac is near.

Is it a BIG news ?

It is a big news for people who do not use the development version of Google Chrome for Mac and Linux. However, for those who do not use these, will be really excited to see this news. There is another group who can be happy about this. When they released Chrome development version for Linux, it was only for Ubuntu users. So, users on other Linux distributions like Fedora was left out. This time when the stable version of Linux Chrome is out, we should expect Chrome for all distributions on Linux.

PLUS, I believe that Google will bring the Extensions and Theme support for all platforms Windows, Mac and Linux, to the stable versions. It’s going to be REAL BIG !!

G-Chrome Themes coming very soon; and very officially.

by Dinu

I like things when they become ( very ) official.  There are themes and plugins available for g-chrome already, but I did not post about them yet, and this is my reason. It’s not that I don’t like to test things, I love testing, of course and I am using g-chrome development version on both my windows and linux installations.

Some Sexy Google Chrome Themes Here

When things go official, they become more easy for users to understand and implement. For example, installing a new theme or plugin now, that’s before they go official, requires few steps that an average users may not be able to follow. But, when plugins and themes are official, it may take only couple of mouse clicks, to get you going.

Okay, so to the news of the day, this is again ( following news from the dev version ? check out archives and subscribe to RSS for more )  from my development version running on windows XP. I see an option to  reset google chrome theme to default. Even Though I don’t see anything else other than this about themes or plugins, this is of course a good sign. We are just a few more steps away from implementing themes and extensions.

You will see more colors on google chrome very soon. Make your g-chrome look cute, sexy, or hot .. whatever you want !!