James_A Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 As Eldmannen has already noted (HERE) Google have released Chrome version 7.0.517.41 as a stable release, six days after releasing the same version as a Beta. In this stable release, we’ve focused primarily on hundreds of bug fixes. We’ve also included a few other things that may be of interest to developers, such as full AppleScript support on Mac OS X for UI automation and implementation of the HTML5 parsing algorithm, the File API, and directory upload (via <input type="file" webkitdirectory>). Also, if you choose to block sites from setting any data in your browser’s content settings for cookies, you can now use a new dialog for managing blocked cookies in bulk. (Source: http://chrome.blogspot.com/2010/10/bringing-another-chrome-release-to-you.html) . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldmannen Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 They're working on Chrome 8... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James_A Posted October 21, 2010 Author Share Posted October 21, 2010 I know. Version 8.0.552.5 was released to the Dev (development) channel over a week ago. And the stable version has just been re-released as a new build, now up to 7.0.517.43 Wonder why they are bumping the major version numbers up so fast? Is it so they can get to version 9 whilst Internet Explorer 9 is still in Beta? . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenknight Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 Wonder why they are bumping the major version numbers up so fast? Is it so they can get to version 9 whilst Internet Explorer 9 is still in Beta? . Something like that, I'd think. Seems like they're trying to make it look like a much more mature program than it really is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldmannen Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Interesting thought. Good thinking. Yeah, that may very well be it. I've seen such version jumps done before. I don't like it. It is silly, and deceptive. They should make it 6.1, 6.2, 6.3 etc. Not 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, etc. And I think releases should be release early, release often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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