Wowzas. That's a pretty big move for Google to make. Google.com/chrome isn't eve...

azakai · on Jan 4, 2012

It isn't? The first thing I see when I search for "google chrome" is

Google Chrome Download | google.com

www.google.com/chrome

lilyball · on Jan 4, 2012

That's a paid ad. You can tell from the yellow background and from the text that says "Ad" in the upper-right.

azakai · on Jan 4, 2012

I'm aware of that. My point was that not much has actually changed in practical terms. Yes, there is a little "Ad" text and slightly different background, but both before and after, the first thing people see when they search for "google chrome" is the Chrome download page.

driax · on Jan 4, 2012

Here in Denmark Google doesn't advertise their browser. However Microsoft does. So a search for "browser" returns an ad for IE, wikipedia as the top result, and then Firefox, Opera and Safari without Google Chrome anywhere on the first search page. So it definitely has changed in practical terms.

lilyball · on Jan 4, 2012

Perhaps, but a lot of people are trained to not see ads. I know I _never_ read the boxes with yellow backgrounds.

oldstrangers · on Jan 4, 2012

Good on you? Come on, I'm no MG Siegler but even I know Google isn't doing this out of the kindness of their hearts.

Google simply can't afford to worsen their positions in courts should they have to do any serious battles against antitrust/monopoly allegations.

Dumber still, is that Google Chrome is in the 50th position? The second most popular web browser comes in at #50? Penalty or not, that makes no sense.

jxi · on Jan 4, 2012

You can look at absolutely anything as having selfish goals (even if they started giving out cookies for free), but for me this is above and beyond. They could have done a lot less about this as well.