Introduction
Windows 8
consumer preview was made available to a public couple of weeks ago.
Windows 8 brings totally new concept to Windows. Not only Windows 8 is slick
and metro-style but it also is fully loaded with many new tools, technologies
and goodies.
In a recent development, both Google and Mozilla admit
they are working on new versions of browsers to support metro style.
In a blog published on
Mashable,
Mashable says a Google spokesperson told Mashable that the new version of
Chrome would be based on the desktop browser.
“Our goal is to be able to offer our users a speedy,
simple, secure Chrome experience across all platforms, which includes both the
desktop and Metro versions of Windows 8,” the rep said. “To that end, we're in
the process of building a Metro version of Chrome along with improving desktop
Chrome in Windows 8 such as adding enhanced touch support”.
Mozilla has already started working on
Firefox
Metro for Windows 8. In a blog published by Brian Bondy, Brian
writes that work has started on Firefox Metro as of April 09. A browser must be
the default browser before it can run Metro-style apps. Firefox is being
developed using Windows Runtime C++ Library (WRL).
Brian writes
“Unlike Metro applications, Metro style enabled
desktop browsers to have the ability to run outside of the Metro sandbox. Meaning
not only can we build a browser, but we can build a powerful browser which
gives an experience equal to that of a classic Desktop browser.
The Firefox Metro enabled desktop browser can be, and
will be included and packaged in the traditional way. I'm not certain if it
will be allowed on the Windows store or not since it is not of Metro
application type.”
It will be interesting to see how
IE 10,
new Chrome and Firefox Metro fair against each other.