The magic of chrome is basically it's javascript engine, which is the first major implementation (from scratch) of a js engine since the advent of ajex/client s

The magic of chrome is basically it's javascript engine, which is the first major implementation (from scratch) of a js engine since the advent of ajex/client side heavy web applications. Your analogy with Apple is fitting I think, Apple's iPhone raised the bar on customer expectations for smart phones, hopefully Google' Chrome will raise the bar on Javascript performance in browsers to move the web forward. They just need to release a damned linux version!