No, the Google boys aren’t rolling through the Valley in a 7-series BMW with some 20’s on it, though they may just be.  I’’ve never seem them.  The bling I am referring to is the new Web browser they unveiled earlier this month called Chrome.  

The Mac user in me hasn’’t had a chance to really explore it because Google hasn’’t released a version for us Windows defectors.  However, since I use Windows at work, I’ve had a chance to use it and all I can say is Bill Gates should send over a bouquet of flowers thanking them for this new browser.

Why?  Chrome will not be a threat to Microsoft for some time but will pose a more immediate threat to Firefox.  Chrome is faster, has better security options in my opinion and the tab function allows you to end a frozen tab without killing the entire window.  But the biggest threat to Firefox is the fact that it’’s an open source application, meaning developers that might have worked on Firefox to make it better may now choose Chrome.  With the stacks of money Google has, Chrome can only get better.

If the Web browsing wars are truly back all I can say is Firefox get ready because you’’re at the OK Corral gunfight and Google’’s being represented by Wyatt Earp, Morgan Earp, Virgil Earp and Doc Holiday.