Please give way to Google Chrome, a new web browser. September 2, 2008
Posted by Sachin Gupta in Google Chrome, Uncategorized.Tags: Apple, Google, Internet Explorer, Microsoft
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There is already cut throat competition in the browsers space. Microsoft baby Internet explorer is struggling to retain its monopoly in this space. It commands approx 75% share but MS IE is being pushed by Firefox and Safari. Mozilla’s Firefox and Apple’s Safari comes at second and third respectively.
In the meantime, Google has announced new browser named ‘Google Chrome’. Public trial of this browser will start shortly but it would be launched for MS Windows operating system first.
Google has mentioned that this browser will be boon for video-rich applications like “www.utube.com” (Web application for video sharing, owned by Google) rather than conventional browser capability on text and graphics.
Google will be working on Chrome versions for Macintosh OS and Linux. It has to be noted that Microsoft launched version 8 of Internet explorer last month. Mozilla also launched version 3 of Firefox couple of months back.
As per the Google’s website, Chrome organizes information into tabbed pages. Web programs can be launched in their own dedicated windows. It also offers a variety of features to make the browser more stable and secure. It also includes a new engine for loading interactive JavaScript code, “dubbed V8“, which is designed to run the next generation of not-yet-invented Web applications. Google Chrome promises to load pages faster and more securely.
Internet explorer (IE) is being shipped as default browser with Windows OS. Windows OS is preferred operating system for most of the domestic users as well as corporate users. Microsoft IE is known for it’s war with Netscape Navigator. Netscape was the first popular browser in Internet history but became history now. Lets see which browser will go in to the history. We want return of the Jedi for this cyber space war.
Apple IPhone in India for INR 31,000. Are you nuts? Let’s wait for sometime before joining the queue. August 21, 2008
Posted by Sachin Gupta in Iphone.Tags: Apple, Iphone, Ipod
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Vodafone and Airtel will be launching Apple IPhone in India on 22nd August. Both have disclosed that price would be 31K for 8GB 3G IPhone and 36K for 16 GB. Just too much for a small gadget where I can look for LCD TV at my home for same price. Lets see how many of spoiled brat will be buying IPhone in India when it costs approx INR 8.5K in US ($199=8.5K INR approx) for 8GB 3G model. This makes Indian counterpart four times expensive than the US one. Given this, it would make sense to buy one Apple IPod for 12K and a good mobile phone for 10K instead. Agreed that it costs less in US because it comes with 2 years service contract but still it is much cheaper out there. There is no comparison of India’s per capita income with the US.
I am sure that Vodafone and Airtel will be charging premiums in near terms only with this launch and will be forced to reduce the prices later. Price will anyway come down when the hype of IPhone will subside in India. They may come up with IPhone with attached service contract to make the deal lucrative. I am sure that it would be difficult for Apple, Vodafone and Airtel to sell IPhone at this price considering tough competition from HTC and Blackberry. HTC offers similar good looking product but it comes below 15K whereas Blackberry is in the same range as HTC and offers secure official email messaging support.
My suggestion for everyone is to wait for couple of months for IPhone or ask your friends in US to ship one for you.