Google released Chrome, aka the Google Browser, and it has me a bit concerned. Why? Because I like it... As a developer and designer I hate to think that I may have yet another browser to code against. And thus it makes me concerned. Sure it's not a mainstream browser and it's a "research" project but deep down inside you and I can feel that this browser will be able to pull its weight. People will want to use it... People will use it. And so my developer side comes out and begs the question: What bugs lie beyond the younder Goog-o-browser? How will my web sites react, standards-compliant or not? On a personal level I ask myself: Do I want to let The Goog have first-class access to my browsing habits?

There are plenty of questions and plenty of concerns but one thing is for sure... Google is testing the waters. I'm curious to see what they will do in the future with Chrome. I trust the guys at Goog won't put developers through a hard time but I'm watching my back.

And while we're on the subject of browsers... "Save the Developers" - "Say NO to IE6"