Why Can't We All Use Chromium Instead of Google Chrome? | Linux Today

Why Can’t We All Use Chromium Instead of Google Chrome?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 27, 2010

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“This is something I always asked myself. How is Google
Chrome different from Chromium. Apart from the logo, there is
hardly any difference visually between the two. So I decided to dig
further. Here are some of the interesting facts you should know.

“Google Chrome And Chromium, How Are They Different?

* Chromium is the Open Source project from where Google Chrome
is derived from. To put it straight, Google Chrome is a rebranded
version of Chromium.
* Chromium browser support all the extensions that can be installed
in Google Chrome.
* Google Chrome is 99.99% Chromium apart from minor changes like
the inclusion of auto update.”


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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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