On Thursday, the Associated Press reported that popular search company Google is propelling its protégé web browser, Chrome, into the real world.
Launched in early September, Chrome quickly became popular, boasting more than 10 million international users. After a short but successful 100 day test period, and despite Google's reputation for keeping noteworthy features in beta for what seems like ages, the web browser is now officially considered "one of the guys." The AP commented that this shift emphasizes Chrome's "importance to the Internet search leader."
Yes, Chrome does seem to be an integral tool for Google in the ongoing web browser popularity contest-a competition dominated by Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Mozilla's Firefox. Currently, IE has a sweet 70% stake in the web browser industry, Firefox has 20%, and Apple's Safari browser has about 10%. The AP reported that Chrome has... 1%.
But by removing the beta label, Google hopes to boost Chrome's brand name and the popularity of its suite of online applications. The AP reported that just such applications are "supposed to run more smoothly and quickly in Chrome."
Thanks to improvements made during testing, Google is confident that Chrome will continue to attract users with enhanced stability and security, better quality for playing video and audio, rapid page load time, and a variety of bookmark and privacy controls.
Interested in trying the new Chrome for yourself? Check out Google's homepage for Chrome to download the browser today.
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