Google releases new beta version of browser chrome
Google has jumped into the browser wars against Microsoft with the debut today of long-waited Google web browser, called Chrome.
The browser, a slimmed down, no frills, open source program, will likely put a dent in the Firefox browser’s market share, but analysts expect it will take longer for Chrome to take a bit out of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser.
Currently, the Internet Explorer has a market share of about 70% of the browser market, according to National Public Radio.
Ironically or not, the Chrome browser is only available for Microsoft XP and Vista operating systems, meaning a growing chunk of the Apple PC market will have to wait, or continue using Apple’s fairly popular browser, Safari.
At first, even experienced browser users may be unimpressed by Chrome, mostly because it does not even include a menu navigation or incorporate more long-standing Google features and services like as the popular Gmail or
Bookmarks plug-in. Other key features include thumbnail bookmark icons and search box suggestions created as words are typed in the browser address bar.
And rather than forcing users to comply, Google has allowed first-time downloaders of the application to choose whether they want Google to be the default search engine while using chrome.Download Google’s Chrome
Google has jumped into the browser wars against Microsoft with the debut today of long-waited Google web browser, called Chrome.
The browser, a slimmed down, no frills, open source program, will likely put a dent in the Firefox browser’s market share, but analysts expect it will take longer for Chrome to take a bit out of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser.
Currently, the Internet Explorer has a market share of about 70% of the browser market, according to National Public Radio.
Ironically or not, the Chrome browser is only available for Microsoft XP and Vista operating systems, meaning a growing chunk of the Apple PC market will have to wait, or continue using Apple’s fairly popular browser, Safari.
At first, even experienced browser users may be unimpressed by Chrome, mostly because it does not even include a menu navigation or incorporate more long-standing Google features and services like as the popular Gmail or
Bookmarks plug-in. Other key features include thumbnail bookmark icons and search box suggestions created as words are typed in the browser address bar.
And rather than forcing users to comply, Google has allowed first-time downloaders of the application to choose whether they want Google to be the default search engine while using chrome.
