September 2, 2008. - A beta (test) version of Google's new open-source browser, Chrome, was made available as a download today. Several industry observers have seen the new browser more as a weapon aimed at killing Microsoft's Windows operating system than as a challenge to the major web browsers. In short, as an attempt by Google to take the running of software applications to the Internet instead of using an operating system to run them. If software applications can be run from the web, a free operating system, such as Linux, can run the computer, and the paid-for Windows that increases its hardware requirements relentlessly with each new incarnation, will be history.
According to Google, Chrome has a new JavaScript engine (not to be confused with the Java Platform that runs web applications) that can power web applications better and faster than other browsers. Google Gears, which provides offline access to and local storage for web applications, is included as part of the new browser. However, if you visit a site that requires the Java Platform to run an application, the message "No plugin available to display this content" appears instead of the content. A plugin may be available, but I was unable to find any way to install Java.
The Chrome beta can be downloaded from http://www.google.com/chrome.
Google sees new browser displacing desktop software -
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN0232438620080903
The following link provides continuously updated coverage of Chrome.
Continuing coverage: Google's Chrome browser -
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