Immediately Google Chrome became available for download I clicked the download link. Many people have had trouble downloading the new browser from Google but my download worked just fine. So, this post is being typed in Google Chrome.

The very first impression was that this browser is different from all other browsers. The interface is sleek and clean and pleasant. Even though it's a beta, it's very fast. I have not done any scientific tests but a subjective impression is that the browser is fast. The browser looks quite simplistic, yet it's quite functional. The rendering engine seems to be very good. To admit, from all browsers I liked the IE's rendering the best of all but I liked Chrome's rendering as much as that of IE.

My overall impression is that Google Chrome has every chance to become a decent browser and a serious competitor to Microsoft's Internet Explorer. So the new browser war started today.