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The browser just became available for download just after the end of the chrome press conference. I think it definitely has some better ideas than firefox but won't beat firefox because everything is open source so eventually firefox will take whatever in it is good. I like it a lot, it has many innovative subtle features that make it a really good browser. I made it my default browser and will try it out for a while. Google made Chrome with the idea to start the browser from "scratch" since the basics of browsers has not changed in some areas since browsers were first made. This is similar to rumors of Microsoft makin a new OS from scratch and throwing out all the code and making an OS for today's computers and not an evolved OS from the original computers.

Some of the features are:
-Each tab and plug-in has its own process so only a tab or plug-in will crash not the entire browser.
-Tab bar is at the top, which i think Opera does too
-Incognito mode where nothing where u can browse without logging anything on your computer.(i think a plugin for firefox does this)
-Pop up status bar at bottom
-Has download manager similar to that of the download status bar plug-in for firefox where there is a bar at the bottom.
-You can rearrange tabs and also pull them out into their own window, they also glide for aesthetics.
-Also if you have a lot of tabs open, when you click the x to close one, the tabs won't resize until you move ur mouse off the tab bar so you won't have to chase the x button.
-You can create shortcuts to your "web apps" such as gmail or online games and put them on your desktop or quick launch bar. These apps will load up without the controls or location bar as if they are their own program on you computer.
-The location is a tweaked version of Firefox's awesome bar to work more fluently with what the you want to do.

The Beta is available for download here:
http://www.google.com/chrome

i think the overall design of it looks at least better than ff3's default theme although its a bit bulky and in ff u can choose small icons.

so far i like it, it is vary fast but the only thing that is bugging me is that i cant do a speed test

Its nothing to write home about. I'll stick with FF.

Phooey, I use safari, weather I'm on  a windows machine, or a mac. Nothing compares. The last thing the world needs is another browser, I'm all for google, and there innovative work they have contributed to the net, but this ? I just don't see this as viable, other than with people that like to switch browsers all the time.  I wont even try it.

You make a great point, but watch them in the future, i would , ( and i am ) placing money on the fact that they will  take on the  " online " operating system. It's already here. A company called Everex is doing a great job of it .

I guess given time it will be #1 as a browser , I just tried IE 8  beta  it was so clunky and slow ,  No dont tell me about the benifits of FF , I tried it in the early days , (never again )
I am staying with Maxthon (based on I.E 7, just downloaded Opera , but to be honest I can't be arsed to run it , just happy with what I am using , so maybe in a year or so I could be on Chrome ,

yeah its really good, and think about it, this is just a beta