Google’s Chrome says bye-bye to beta

Published 4:00 am Sunday, December 14, 2008

Chrome may have set a record for the fastest departure from beta of any Google product in the company’s 10-year history. The Internet giant (notorious for leaving products in the product purgatory known as beta, which means “don’t expect too much — we’re still working on it,” for years) has released a new, fully baked version of its browser, which Google says is safer, faster and plays video better.

Not that you should expect a bug-free browse. Google still is improving the product.

Chrome isn’t available for Mac users, but Google says changing that remains a “top priority.”

Chrome claims 10 million active users on seven continents.