why did google call it's web brouzer chrome?

[emily]

Why Is Google’s Chrome Web Browser Called Chrome?

When it comes to browser names, sometimes a browser gets a straightforward name that implies exactly what it does—like Internet Explorer. But Chrome? Why name a browser after shiny metal?

www.howtogeek.com

 

[Smiley]

Apparently, because of the lead developer's ego.

 

[passenger]

I like Chrome; and I like this quote from the article:
"There is a reason when we built Chrome we minimized everything to do with Chrome so that all you spent time on was the website you cared about at the given time. We wanted the users to focus on the content they were using. The reason the product was named “Chrome” was we wanted to minimize the chrome of the browser. That’s how we thought about it."

 

[Smiley]

 

[Ravenfreak]

^ That's the main reason why I don't use Chrome.