Google Chrome, the search giant’s attempt at toppling Firefox as the internet connoisseur’s browser of choice, is now over a year old, but 12 months in there’s still no full Mac support. But the big G’s just given OS X users call for celebration: it’s confirmed that Google Chrome for Mac will roll out this year!
We love Google Chrome on Windows thanks to its fast page loading times and blue hedgehog speed tab re-arranging, even if the extensions aren’t quite there yet. But if you’re a Mac user itching to ditch Firefox 3.5 and can’t stomach Safari, Google Chrome will hit the platform this year, Google product management vice president Sundar Pichai said in an interview with Reuters this week.
Google Chrome plug-ins incoming!
That three month window for Google Chrome on Mac sounds more than achievable. Developers have been hard at work on getting Chromium, the open source project behind Google Chrome, running on Macs, and the latest builds are looking increasingly stable. And you can bet that as soon as Google gives the green light, its market share will take a sharp upturn from the small 2.8 percent global stake it currently holds.
Has Google almost got it prepped to slap the beta sticker on and go? We’ll be sure to let you know as soon as Google Chrome hits Mac, official stylee.
Out 2009 | £free | Google Chrome (Via Reuters)
