Google Chrome Version 6 Arrives on Browser’s Second Birthday
Posted by Jason Better on Sep 2, 2010 3:40 pm
Source: Mashable.com | Author: Blake Robbinson
It’s hard to believe that two years have passed since the Chrome browser first hit the web. In that time, Chrome has come to control more than 7.5% of the worldwide browser market, according to Net Marketshare. Sure, Internet Explorer and Firefox hold 60.4% and 22.9% respectively, but if one considers that after 10 years, Opera holds less than 2.4%, then it’s fairly impressive.
Now, on its second birthday, Google (
) has released a stable build of Chrome version 6. Heralding itself as “The Modern Browser,” Chrome (
) 6 does indeed boast a number of improvements, but as with previous updates, the focus remains on speed and simplicity.
Like its previous release this summer, the new version has Adobe Flash (
) built in. The important thing here, however, is its handling of HTML5, which remains topnotch.
With the increasing prevalence of HTML5, it’s hard to imagine a world where Chrome’s browser share does not continue to grow.
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