A new open source browser has been launched by Google named the Google Chrome web browser. The beta version was launched on September 2, 2008 in over 100 countries. The reason behind the launch is simple, Google is the biggest search engine on the Net and it is proving that it is innovative and targets the users. So if a browser can add value for users -Google will launch it.

Google initially took the search engine market by creating an engine that was not based on images; rather it was textual in nature. This created a revolution on the Internet. The Google Chrome could be set to create a similar revolution. The Google team decided that since they were online 24/7 they should have a browser that was convenient and easy for them to use. They wanted fast navigation with text and interactive applications combined. So Google Chrome emerged more as a platform for browsing than a browser.

The platform is simple in its use and has all the sophisticated technology that an Internet geek could want. From a java script engine to individual tab buttons that keep any extra sites out, the speed is supposedly faster and the response amazing.

It’s like an open source project which was the basis of the Google Chrome idea and the code is, yes Open Source. Since its launch reviewers have raved about its speed and how easily navigable it is. Google with the launch of the Chrome may be ready to take on Microsoft or at least be its biggest online rival.

The domination of Google online seems to be complete. While the beat version does not have the snazzy appeal and add-ons and plug ins IE 7 and FireFox 3 do, it is still in its beta stage and that is what is creating the excitement. Everyone expects glitches in the Beta version and observers suggest that this is just the tip of the iceberg the real unique aspect of the Chrome will come at a later date.

The Google Chrome is an organic version of the Browser. It provides a more natural and interactive experience for the user. The browser design creates a ‘desktop’ within your desktop and it seems that you are working on a page rather than an application. There is confusion about where the back and forward buttons are and that may confuse the user when they want to return to another page but the history and bookmark buttons are so comprehensive that the confusion may last as long as the user adapts to the Chrome.

The rave and hype of the Chrome has been lived up to and it is the review by PC World that best sums up Googles future domination, “In the past there has been some speculation that Google would develop its own operating system, but I think that Chrome’s launch makes one thing is clear: The Web browser is Google’s operating system.”. [http://www.pcworld.com/article/150579/google_chrome_web_browser.html]