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Title: What's the difference between Google and Google Chrome?
Post by: Goosegirl on March 13, 2020, 10:51

For the first time I had to use Google Chrome because my OH wanted to make some bids in an on-line auction and I couldn't get it to work with Google. Having rung up the auction chappie he told me I had to use Chrome because that was the only way he could get logged in.

Title: Re: What's the difference between Google and Google Chrome?
Post by: JayG on March 13, 2020, 11:31

Chrome is Google's internet browser, in the same way that Internet Explorer is (or was) Microsoft's browser.  (Other browsers are also available. ;))

'Google' is just their search engine, although the list of other Google products is almost endless.  ::)

Title: Re: What's the difference between Google and Google Chrome?
Post by: jezza on March 13, 2020, 15:31

Google is free Google chrome isn't and doesn't work if you don't pay £39.99 a month it's down load is free to install but then it catches you out by bringing a payment site up Pay Pal Sage Pay World Pay or add to network provider account   jezza

Title: Re: What's the difference between Google and Google Chrome?
Post by: JayG on March 13, 2020, 20:43

Wondering whether either of us is addressing GG's question (sure she'll let us know )

Title: Re: What's the difference between Google and Google Chrome?
Post by: grinling on March 13, 2020, 23:10

Never paid for chrome, use it all the time on the phone

Title: Re: What's the difference between Google and Google Chrome?
Post by: Growster... on March 14, 2020, 06:22

Chrome is free, and I use it all the time now. As Microsoft keep getting in the way with their Edge, and Onedrive, which I really don't want, I do everything with Chrome docs and spreadsheets for nothing! You can uses their Onedrive to store all these online and unless you put all those - er - videos there, you get a huge amount of free space!

I keep all my photos on an external hard drive,to save getting 'reminders' from MS too!

Goosey, Chrome is dead easy to use! I don't know about online auctions, as I only use Ebay for that, but there might be a need for sharing a file over Chrome which again is very easy, and saves adding attachments etc.

Title: Re: What's the difference between Google and Google Chrome?
Post by: Goosegirl on March 16, 2020, 10:40

Jezza, I've only used it once and haven't seen anything about paying for it so far, but I think I'll stick with Google for the time being as it's always worked for me so far. 

Title: Re: What's the difference between Google and Google Chrome?
Post by: DD. on March 16, 2020, 17:30

Quote from: jezza on March 13, 2020, 15:31

Google is free Google chrome isn't and doesn't work if you don't pay £39.99 a month it's down load is free to install but then it catches you out by bringing a payment site up Pay Pal Sage Pay World Pay or add to network provider account   jezza

What???? I use Google Chrome and never heard of that.