Google Chrome beta goes live
Wednesday, 03 Sep 2008 11:24
Windows users can download Google Chrome beta from today onwards
Google has launched the beta version of its new open source browser – Google Chrome.
The search engine giant announced the rival to Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Mozilla's Firefox in a blog post yesterday.
Windows users can download the beta version at
google.com/chrome, with Mac and Linux versions in the pipeline.
Google's vice president of product management, Sundar Pichair, said that the new browser had been created to reflect the multimedia-heavy content of most websites.
He said it would "add value for users and, at the same time, help drive innovation on the web".
Google engineering director Linus Epson added that Chrome would be a "modern platform" for web pages and applications, describing the new browser as "streamlined and simple... clean and fast".
"This is just the beginning - Google Chrome is far from done," they wrote in their blog.
"We're releasing this beta for Windows to start the broader discussion and hear from you as quickly as possible. We're hard at work building versions for Mac and Linux too, and will continue to make it even faster and more robust."