As a web-based software developer, I have to stay abreast of the latest trends with web standards and, of course, web browsers such as Internet Explorer and Firefox.  The release of Chrome by Google is, in my opinion, a big deal.  What sets Chrome apart from the rest are its features which make it the ultimate web browser for web-based software applications.  These features include:

• Speed, speed, and more speed - The Chrome browser is the fastest browser I've ever used.  Some of the performance may be "perceived", but that doesn't matter to users, so it doesn't matter to me.
• Less, less, and even less - No screen clutter, no bloat, just the basics such as an address bar and area for tabbed browsing take up space, leaving more screen real estate for the web page or application you are browsing.
• The "Make application shortcuts..." function - A cool feature in the page functions dropdown allows you to place a shortcut on your desktop which launches the web page or application in a full window (without an address bar), thus providing even more screen real estate to the web page or application