
And just when you thought you’d have to wait until January 2010, Google decides to give another Christmas present to us all by releasing Chrome for Mac (beta), Chrome for Linux (beta) and extensions for Chrome for Windows and Linux. What a nice surprise!
According to the Official Google Mac Blog:
73,804 lines of Mac-specific code and 29 developer builds later, we’re excited to finally release Google Chrome for Mac in beta. We took a hefty dose of goodness from the Windows version to build a fast, polished browser for Mac — with features such as the Omnibox (where you can both search and type in addresses), themes from artists, and most importantly, speed. Try downloading Google Chrome for Mac and see what you think.
We also took great care to make Google Chrome a native application for Mac. For example, we integrated the Keychain into Google Chrome for Mac, and incorporated Mac-style animations when you open the Bookmarks bar.
And from the Official Google Linux Blog, Chrome for Linux is ready as well:
At Google, most engineers use Linux machines, so we certainly heard loud and clear how much they wanted Google Chrome for Linux. Just like Google Chrome for Windows and Mac, we focused on speed, stability and security, but we also wanted a high-performance browser that integrated well with the Linux ecosystem. This includes tight integration with native GTK themes, updates that are managed by the standard system package manager, and many other features that fit in natively with the operating system where possible. The download is available here.
And lastly, over 300 extensions for Chrome for Windows and Linux are ready for download.
Let us know what your experiences are like. Is the Mac version good enough? Should we go back to Chromium? Should we wait until its out of beta?


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