Flock dumps Firefox as a core! Using Google Chromium instead.

[HappinessNow]

Flock — the so-called social web browser — has dumped its traditional Firefox core in favor of Chromium, the open source incarnation of Google's Chrome browser.

CEO Shawn Hardin calls Flock 3 — released today as a public beta — the first major browser other than Chrome to use a Chromium base, and in making the switch, the Silicon Valley outfit is dumping nearly six years of history. The Flock dev team began building browsers from a Mozilla base in late 2004, which predates the arrival of Firefox 1.0. Before going to work on their eponymous social browser, the team helped develop Netscape 8.x, the first AOL Netscape browser based on Firefox.http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/06/16/flock_dumps_firefox_for_google_chromium/

[Bachstelze]

First time I've ever heard of "Flock"...

[madjr]

total "flock" of a browser
jk :p

[RiceMonster]

Does anyone even care about flock?

[kamaboko]

As in Flock of Seagulls?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUjIA3Rt7gk

[McRat]

What The Flock?:confused:

[fatality_uk]

Does anyone even care about flock?

I did about 4 years ago when what they were planning to offer and tested was quite a nice idea. Now, meh!

[chriswyatt]

They've told Firefox to Flock off.

[gwon]

I did about 4 years ago when what they were planning to offer and tested was quite a nice idea. Now, meh!

Maybe this will give them a kick and make them rethink it. Not a horrible concept.

[HappinessNow]

Maybe this will give them a kick and make them rethink it. Not a horrible concept.

If anything it is another Chrome based browser to add to the list:

ChromePlus

Iron

Flock

etc

personally I'm sticking with Google Chrome as my primary and sole Web Browser.

[kamaboko]

Maybe you meant Dr. Phlox?

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u166/marpibeach/292px-Phlox2154.jpg

[Shining Arcanine]

I last heard about Flock about 6 years ago when Flock 1.0 debuted. This is the first I have heard of it since then.

[malspa]

There's no such thing as "Google Chromium." It's Google Chrome, which is based on the Chromium browser.

[malspa]

I gave Flock a spin for a few months. It was almost the same as Firefox after I turned off all of the social networking stuff, which I have no need for. Seemed a bit faster than Firefox.

I was interested in the new Chromium-based Flock, but then I got Chromium installed, so I really have no need to try Flock 3.

[Dobbie03]

I tried out the new Flock, it was ok, but adding bookmarks along the bookmarks to the bookmark bar wasnt how I liked it. I'll stick to Opera thanks.