Don't you just hate when you get scooped!
Heard from a pretty reliable source very early this morning that Google is about to take its Google Chrome browser out of beta and open it to the wider world.
But then discovered on TechCrunch by the time I got to a connection (I've been cocooned at the Travel Weekly Globes' judging session) that vice president Melissa Mayer announced it at Le Web 2008 in Paris just an hour or so ago.
Anyway, not bitter...
Realistic competitor to IE8 (when it arrives) and Firefox?
I've been using Chrome for a while now ever since I got Vista and eventually got sick of IE. It's OK but nothing really groundbreaking, I could easily go back to firefox.
There are still a few sites (mostly Microsoft sites) where the chrome browser is not supported.
I recommend new users watch the short video from google which explains some of the features.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xlh8gSF_hhE
The other thing in the audience is a very few are actually using Chrome as a default browser.
Guillaume
Not a competitor unless they create a mac version! Google must be looking at some really scary numbers because they are rushing out changes all over the place. One just hopes their adwords tracking and regular ranking capabilities aren't as prone to rash decisions!