Microsoft posted a blog today trying to make a case against Google Chrome, a hot competitor against Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. “Watch a demo on how Google Chrome collects every keystroke you make and how Internet Explorer 8 keeps your information private through two address bars and In Private browsing,” notes the Microsoft TechNet post.
As Ars Technica points out, the claims Microsoft make are flimsy. Could this why they took the post down? The video demonstration where the Microsoft blogger illustrates the privacy issues concerned with Google Chrome has been taken offline — showing a blank screen when hitting play from linked articles. When I tried to access the original post at TechNet, it sent me to a default file not found page. Ironically, Google has a cached copy of the article. So, there’s no denying it was up at one time today, at least.
Was Microsoft just testing the waters against Google? Wars may be raged (or raised) in the near future…
