Google Chrome is in Beta
Software development has this term “beta” which loosely means the software (what there is of it) generally works, more or less, but it still has some bugs (probably), and still has more functionality to come.
It is normal now to release beta grade software to the public especially when that software is deployed on the internet as a service.
Typically this includes software like Gmail or anything that runs on a web server somewhere. It also applies to software like browsers that run on your local station, but that are capable of auto download update, like for example, browsers.
Pre-internet, the release of beta software was just not done in the same way. This was because deploying, installing and keeping track of new versions was a major nightmare. The internet has changed all that.
So Chrome is in beta. There is a lot of buzz on the internet in the last few days about what is missing from Chrome. No-one really know if these items are just temporarily missing, or if their lack of presence has meaning - like why would Google release a browser without the PR of the loaded site appearing somewhere on the page. After all - PR is Google data and their invention.
Is it because PR is no longer what it was, or is it because Chrome is in beta? We are all used to seeing PR in out toolbars and status bars so like me, quite a few people are missing it.
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