<font size="2">Based on WebKit, the same foundation for Apple&rsquo;s Safari web browser - yesterday Google introduced Chrome, it&rsquo;s own browser. It&rsquo;s been a while since we&rsquo;ve had a brand new, completely unexpected Google launch and what better way to change that than by launching a damn web browser?<br /> <br /> Despite how often Google is viewed as competing with Microsoft, these days it&rsquo;s acting very Apple-like. Android has the potential to bring to the masses much of what Apple did with the iPhone, and Apple&rsquo;s MobileMe (albeit mismanaged and poorly launched) is one step away from being a costly Google Apps competitor. The browser step for Google is an interesting one, yet of all of the browser companies Google is the most natural fit - it&rsquo;s almost surprising that Google hadn&rsquo;t released a browser by now.<br /> <br /> What follows are my thoughts on Chrome.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.aspx?i=3398">Read more...</a></font>