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Chrome, the free browser, is supposed to be available for downloading Tuesday in more than 100 countries for computers running Microsoft's Windows OS. Google said it's still working on versions compatible with Apple Inc.'s Mac and the Linux OS.
Until now, Google had been trying to undermine Internet Explorer by supporting Firefox, a Web browser developed by the open source Mozilla Foundation. Bolstered by an advertising partnership with Google's search engine, Firefox ranks as the second most popular browser, with a market share of more than 10 percent. Google recently extended its advertising alliance with Firefox through 2011.
In a blog post Monday, Google touted Chrome as a more sophisticated Web browser better suited for displaying the dynamic and interactive content blossoming on the Web as people migrate from television, radio and newspapers.
I've been trying to locate a link to download Google Chrome, and have found www.google.com/chrome, but there is nothing online yet as of the time of writing this post.
Google released a 38-page Chrome comic book, in which Google gives the technical details into the open source Google Chrome project.
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