Reviews of Flock for Windows

1. 
   Kelson64

   Reviewing 3.0.0.4119 Beta (Sep 3, 2010)

   I installed this version of Flock (uninstalling the previous version first) and it locked my system. After rebooting, my system ran extremely slow - so I did a restore to earlier in the day and my system ran fine. Now, I don't know for certain that the Flock installation did this, but it just seems strange that it happened right when I installed this new version of Flock. By the way, if you think this is spam, simply scroll down and read my earlier reviews.
2. 
   Uriel

   Reviewing 3.0.0.3737 Beta (Jul 2, 2010)

   Damned open source spyware. I would give this way less than one star if I could. Beware and DO NOT DOWNLOAD this.
3. 
   Kelson64

   Reviewing 3.0.0.3737 Beta (Jul 1, 2010)

   I have been using this new beta version of Flock for the past 2 weeks (it was available on their official site). I will write my thoughts in layman's terms here. While Flock 2.6 was based on the same engine used by Firefox, this 3.0 has migrated over to using the same engine as Google Chrome. Some Flock enthusiasts have expressed disappointment at the switch, but I honestly don't have a problem with it.
   
   Flock 3.0 does support all Chrome extensions and themes. I have not run across a single one that doesn't work yet. For the most part, Flock is simply an almost exact replica of the Chrome browser with a few minor improvements. I don't notice and speed or stability differences when I compare Flock 3.0 to the latest version of Chrome.
   
   Flock has always been a "social network" browser, and that is maintained in Flock 3.0. You can still set up a "sidebar" which will connect this Flock browser to your various favorite social networks. However, by using its extensions, Chrome can really do the same thing. Therefore, the "social" aspect of Flock is no longer a valid reason to use the browser.
   
   Like Safari 5, Flock 3.0 also doesn't seem to support web-site icons in its favorites toolbar. I'm sure this feature will be added in the future. After all, Chrome has it. But right now, your favorites toolbar will be text-only.
   
   Really, the only built-in feature that interests me with Flock 3.0 is its "Talk about this page on Facebook and Twitter" feature. When you want to share a web page on a social network, you simply click this button and you can share the link (with your own comments) on Facebook and/or Twitter.
   
   Anyway, as a beta, this Flock 3.0 is actually very fast and stable. I'm hoping the developers do something with the UI to make it less Chrome-ish. Quite frankly . . . as it stands . . if you like Chrome, there's absolutely no reason to download and use Flock 3.0 in its current state. As I've said, Flock 3.0 is basically a carbon-copy of Chrome in its current state. However, as a "sometime user" of Flock in the past, I've seen how they've been innovative in making their previous browser something different than Firefox - and I hope they can make this new version something different from Chrome.
   
   But right now, if you use Chrome and its extensions, there's really not anything that Flock 3.0 has to offer that makes it better than Chrome. (By the way, I am not a fan of Chrome myself.)
4. 
   wing2010

   Reviewing 3.0.0.3737 Beta (Jul 1, 2010)

   I have tried this yet, but starting from v3.0, Flock is based on WebKit engine, not Firefox (Gecko), IIRC.
5. 
   Kelson64

   Reviewing 2.6.0 (Jun 16, 2010)

   Flock is actually a really good browser. While I frequently use a couple of social networks, I don't really use Flock at all for its social networking features. But I enjoy Flock because it is a very fast and very stable browser. I actually use it as my main browser on my laptop, because I have found that it's the browser that runs the best. While Flock isn't my main browser on my desktop, I do have it installed and I use it quite often.

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