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Re:Google Chrome, Google's Browser Project by cookiecaper on Monday September 01, 2008 @02:29PM (#292044)
You're probably right, but there are so many other potential catchy names that aren't the same as Mozilla's interface layer, so I don't know why they couldn't have just gone with one of those and made it easier on everyone.
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Re:Google Chrome, Google's Browser Project by rbanffy on Monday September 01, 2008 @04:33PM (#292122)
I think it may indicate the project started as a Chrome layer on top of Gecko and they decided mid-project to use WebKit instead.

Just a tought.

They may as well change the name.

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Re:Google Chrome, Google's Browser Project by druswick on Tuesday September 02, 2008 @08:00AM (#292616)
... but only after it's been in beta for at least 4 years.
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Re:Google Chrome, Google's Browser Project by pxlpshr on Monday September 01, 2008 @09:56PM (#292292)
it's the interface layer in Flex/AIR too. i don't think it's that unique to Mozilla.
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Re:Google Chrome, Google's Browser Project by iron_ball on Tuesday September 02, 2008 @10:09AM (#292705)
Chrome has been called chrome since time immemorial. I remember that's what it was called in the IE-vs-Netscape days. You know, the days that drove me to become a Flash developer.
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