Google Chrome is expected to give IE and FIrefox a run for their money. Google has changed its position on open source software several times this month.
One feature that has drawn attention are its privacy settings,
The Incognito window, which is Google Chrome’s privacy mode, is also a key feature that… was meant to keep stuff off a users computer so sites won’t appear in history and cookies aren’t saved.
The launch was accompanied by a comic book release that can be viewed here.
Updates
Steve Matthews points out some issues with the new browser.
Users having difficulty initializing the application should see some problem-shooting here.
I am fairly impressed with Chrome overall. It loads pages noticeably faster than Firefox. The main thing that is missing right now is all the third party plugins and extensions that I have on Firefox. I had totally forgotten what the internet looks like when the ads aren’t blocked ;)