Today Google released a new open-source Internet browser program, called Google Chrome.
The link above will take you to a comic-book like site that explains the process in which Google Chrome was developed and the advantages Google is claiming Chrome has over other browsers, including asynchronous processing and that if one tab locks up that event does not crash the other tabs that are running. Another interesting feature is a privacy mode called "Incognito" in which nothing that occurs in the browser is logged on the computer.
Here is the link to Download Google Chrome. If you click on the Learn more about Google Chrome link you're taken to a page with videos (from YouTube of course, which Google owns) that demo the various features and at the bottom of that page are videos on the story behind Google Chrome and a link to the comic book mentioned (and linked to) above.
Here is an International Herald Tribune article on the launch of Google Chrome.
I've downloaded Google Chrome and my first impression is it seems pretty cool and does seem to be faster than IE & Firefox. Google is not only trying to dominate the web, but also the desktop so I hope this new development helps to show you why Microsoft has been trying so hard to acquire or merge with Yahoo to compete.
I welcome your feedback on Google Chrome and thoughts on what Google's launching an open-source browser means for the future of the web.
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