05 June 2009
On Thursday, Google released its browser, Chrome, for Macs and Linux. Although many were looking forward to its release, Google claims that it still has over 400 bugs to work out and is still in development phase, but is letting the public test it out. They warn that you should not download it unless you are comfortable with bugs and consistent crashing. Many basic features, such as Flash and printing, do not work. You can't import bookmarks or autofill passwords, yet. Google is, without a doubt, working as fast as they can to release a stable version to the public.
Chrome for Macs and Linux is certainly fast, and that does make it stand out from the other browsers. Although still in early beta phase, it is only a matter of time before Chrome becomes a serious competitor on Macs, which primarily uses Safari. Many who have tried Chrome on Windows want to use it on their Macs, but in the past 8 months, has been for Windows only, so this is definitely a long awaited browser for Macs. How much time will it take for it to become a stable browser? Who knows. It took Google a while to come out of beta phase for its Windows version, and a few more months after that until people felt that it was good enough to use. Even now, over half a year later, users are still awaiting better add-on compatability for Chrome, which the Chrome development team is looking forward to implement.
(Remember, the development team is still working on this and should not be used for your day to day browsing yet)
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