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kaldor
July 31st, 2011, 09:22 PM
Source (http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/235905/baidu_offers_beta_version_of_its_own_web_browser.h tml)

Thoughts? Hopefully a more standards-compliant browser will fix the issues with IE6 plaguing China. Also kinda unsure as to whether it's a Chrome fork or just copying the Chrome UI.
BeRoot ReBoot
August 1st, 2011, 01:08 AM
Great, so now we have genuine choice between joining google's botnet with chrome, or baidu's 光荣的中国人民的僵尸网络.

I think I'll pass.
HappinessNow
August 1st, 2011, 01:24 AM
Source (http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/235905/baidu_offers_beta_version_of_its_own_web_browser.h tml)

Thoughts? Hopefully a more standards-compliant browser will fix the issues with IE6 plaguing China. Also kinda unsure as to whether it's a Chrome fork or just copying the Chrome UI.

I guess the real question is, is how this will stack up to the 360 Web Browser which is the second most used Web Browser in China and growing rapidly in it's user base.

link to 360: http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&prev=/search%3Fq%3DQihoo%2B360%26hl%3Den%26prmd%3Divns&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=zh-CN&twu=1&u=http://se.360.cn/&usg=ALkJrhhhfwfUMos1SdE3EbluIBWSJXmafQ
fontis
August 1st, 2011, 04:57 AM
Great, so now we have genuine choice between joining google's botnet with chrome, or baidu's 光荣的中国人民的僵尸网络.

I think I'll pass.

Best "first post" ever. LOL!
3rdalbum
August 1st, 2011, 06:11 AM
It's for people who don't mind the Chinese government spying on them through their web browser.
lisati
August 1st, 2011, 06:17 AM
Just as well I'm not arachnaphobic (http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=1461787).... :D
smellyman
August 1st, 2011, 11:14 AM
It's for people who don't mind the Chinese government spying on them through their web browser.

I fear google more. haha
kaldor
August 1st, 2011, 11:25 AM
I guess the real question is, is how this will stack up to the 360 Web Browser which is the second most used Web Browser in China and growing rapidly in it's user base.

link to 360: http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&prev=/search%3Fq%3DQihoo%2B360%26hl%3Den%26prmd%3Divns&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=zh-CN&twu=1&u=http://se.360.cn/&usg=ALkJrhhhfwfUMos1SdE3EbluIBWSJXmafQ

What's with China and crappy IE shells? There are LOTS of superior open source browsers out there. I'm surprised there are not more efforts like Baidu's browser.

Edit: Nevermind, it seems to be an IE shell too.