Day 2 of the Google Chrome diary would start something like this: it’s a buzz! Everyone’s been constantly talking about it, the good and the bad altogether, and there is one thing that we can say for sure: Google Chrome is more than a “browser attempt,” Google Chrome is something people are willing to try and looking forward to see in its final form.

Google Chrome has been widely perceived as the killer browser, the "only" browser actually that will make people turn away from Internet Explorer and its colorful tabs, and the maker or breaker of Mozilla’s Firefox. Whether it was intended as a killer browser or not, Google Chrome seems to have conquered the hearts of many users by now, and although it’s still rough around the edges, it has an enormous potential.

You have to admit it: browsers are becoming way too complicated for the simple things they do, and are limited for future development. But not Chrome, which not only has the advantage of a strikingly simple interface, but it’s also fast, clean, nothing complicated, it takes you back to the first Internet experience, only with less headaches.

Out of all the browsers today, Chrome is the one causing the momentum, not Internet Explorer 8, which recently released its beta. Why? While taking a first glance at IE8 and Chrome, there’s a huge difference that causes me to embrace Chrome: the interface. With IE8, you really don’t know where to look first, I hate customizing something that is already way too customized (according to Microsoft’s own wishes). Chrome on the other hand doesn’t make me want to do much really, except browse.

But Google doesn’t plan on stopping here, and Chrome is not all about browsing. I truly believe that we needed a browser like Chrome that goes beyond the classic and boring experience offered by other browsers, and combines it with applications for the ultimate functionality. This doesn’t mean we are going to get rid of our operating system too soon, it just means that Google Chrome is the first browser to offer more.

However, it’s going to be hard to catch up with the rivals, especially considering that Chrome lacks a lot of things that make other browsers so “likable” (add-ons should be mentioned here). And although Google’s browser came strong in its first day of downloading, capturing over 1 percent of the market, which is quite impressive, it’s going to be hard to keep up, especially since some of the users might not be as willing to stay and watch it grow out of beta.

How far will it go? Predictions show a market share similar to that of Mozilla, but it is still too early to tell which of the current browsers will suffer the biggest loss of users. The reasonable thing is to assume that while it’s still in its beta form, Google Chrome will be the browser on the side, used in parallel with whatever current browser people are using.

Following Google Chrome’s release, Microsoft released a statement saying that although the market is very competitive right now, people will choose IE8 “for the way it puts services they want right at their fingertips.” I truly believe Chrome is not just another browser, and competition should be more worried than that.