Google Chrome, the new web browser in town. It grabbed anywhere from 1 - 7% of the browser market share within its first 3 weeks of public existance, according to various sources. Not much reliability about that though as they are mostly based on individual sites. It's also the software the easiest forgotten / ignored as still being a public Beta.
Taking into consideration Google's brand - something equal to the "Apple of the Internet" - expectations have been high for the browser and users seen to be easy on the forgiving. I've had my healthy share of problems with the browser in particular when it comes to compatibility with other software / drivers, yet I don't see the public reporting and shouting about such issues for even a fraction they would do with anything, say, Microsoft.
It remains to be seen if it can match up to Firefox and beat Internet Explorer on the way. A tough challenge but Google is in no hurry. With their ever-growing Internet dominance, it's only a matter of time until they gain traction in the browser field, no matter what the response of the public. Furthermore, with Google linking all services gradually together, it becomes a natural choice to/at some point. By default, Microsoft is in the same lucky position given they also step up their online presence and service list. However, if they remain as cumbersome as ever, people might switch over to Google, not just for its browser but also for the growing list of applications matching those of Microsoft and others.
A smart and to some extend fun move by Google's marketing department has been the creation of a comic presenting the browser and detailing how it works and what it does. Though not exactly for a layperson, it does convey the idea quite good and should convince quite some people to switch to, or at least try, Chrome.
