I'll admit i'm biased here as I also use chrome primarily, but:
Your assertion that safari gets webkit changes later is correct if you restrict yourself to official releases. But if you include the nightlies, I'd say the gui application we call safari wins out over chrome. The changes to webcore, note i'm omitting javascript interpreter changes since google plugs v8 into webcore/kit, tend to show up in the webkit project and thus webkit nightlies well before google merges them into chrome/chromium.
I use lastpass/xmarks for syncing though. Just because I like the option of ditching chrome if I ever need to. And I pay the $20/yr so I can get the desktop/mobile versions in sync too. i* devices included.
I totally agree on the favicons part, wonder if there would be a way to make an extension bookmark bar or modify the tabs. Haven't looked at what the allowed extensions can do.
On that note, extension syncing, chrome is about the only browser that gets this part right. I wish all would allow pref synchronization, half the reason I despise firefox is getting all my extensions in sync on each computer.
Your assertion that safari gets webkit changes later is correct if you restrict yourself to official releases. But if you include the nightlies, I'd say the gui application we call safari wins out over chrome. The changes to webcore, note i'm omitting javascript interpreter changes since google plugs v8 into webcore/kit, tend to show up in the webkit project and thus webkit nightlies well before google merges them into chrome/chromium.
I use lastpass/xmarks for syncing though. Just because I like the option of ditching chrome if I ever need to. And I pay the $20/yr so I can get the desktop/mobile versions in sync too. i* devices included.
I totally agree on the favicons part, wonder if there would be a way to make an extension bookmark bar or modify the tabs. Haven't looked at what the allowed extensions can do.
On that note, extension syncing, chrome is about the only browser that gets this part right. I wish all would allow pref synchronization, half the reason I despise firefox is getting all my extensions in sync on each computer.