Safari vs Chrome

Here's a screenshot showing Safari and Chrome together. Some sites state that Chrome is wasting less screen estate than the other browsers, I don't think this is necessarily true. Yes, Chrome has no persistent menu bar like Safari, but look at the big empty blue space where the tabs are. Don't tell me that's not wasting screen space. And on closer look, the browser has a thicker border, which means its not using the window optimally. I have to admit I disabled the status bar in Safari, but again here, if you're downloading stuff in Chrome, it shows at the bottom of the window and thus removes area from your viewport.

However, the way the browser handles certain things (I love the "most visited" view .. Just be careful not to visit your favorite pornsites too many times :-)), and the "all in one" address bar is super! (Apple, are you listening?)

It wont be my default browser though, because

1) it wont import any bookmarks (I dont use IE and somehow it doesn't see my firefox install.. And Safari isn't supported at all)
2) it is not supported in MobileMe.. Which I use extensively to sync bookmarks (among other things) across my computers.
3) where's the friggin' "Home" button? [edit] d'uh, that's a preference setting, silly!

But hey, more choices means more push for innovative browsers.

 

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