Clearing the air around Ubuntu and Chrome | Linux Today

Clearing the air around Ubuntu and Chrome

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 19, 2010

“Reports of the popular Linux distro ditching Firefox get
clarified

“Amidst reports that Ubuntu would ditch longtime default browser
Firefox for Google’s Chrome browser were put to rest with a
resounding “sort of.” A recent blog post by Ubuntu Community team
member Jorge Castro explained that while Canonical has considered a
Firefox alternative, it isn’t Google Chrome…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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