So by now most of us have learned that Google finally is entering the browser market, with Google Chrome, an open source browser that promises a lot, but is yet to be released. It is due today, Tuesday, for in a beta version for Windows only, with Mac and Linux versions on the way. While we wait for something truly substantial on this, here’s some required reading:
- Google Chrome comic book, an explanation of the project
- Official Google Blog post
- Google Blogoscoped broke the story
- TechCrunch story
- Coverage by Om Malik: Why is Google releasing a browser, and Mozilla’s response (they’re not worried yet)
- Techmeme discussion
Personally, while I’m excited about a lot of things in Google Chrome, I’ll keep quiet until the browser is actually available in beta. It sounds good though. One final thought, however. Google went with Webkit (used in Safari), not Mozilla’s Gecko engine. That’s got to hurt…
