With just one day since Google Chrome opened its tabs to the world, the new browser is causing a momentum among users, experts, journalists – pretty much anyone using the Web really. Why? The answer is very simple: the browser promised to deliver a different experience from what we see in today’s browsers, and even though it is still a beta release, with a lot of polishing needed, it does seem to put Internet Explorer and Firefox in trouble.

The first time I opened Google Chrome I just knew I’d love this browser, since it generously offered to import all my data from my current browser, including browsing history, which practically makes you feel like you’ve been using Chrome since forever.

It did seem a little bit tricky at first to spot the tabs, which unlike other browsers, are placed above the address bar. However, the idea is quite interesting, and navigating has never been easier. Another plus for Google Chrome was the speed: Google’s browser is capable of loading pages faster than existing browsers.

In addition to the address bar, there are about 7 more buttons that pretty much complete the user interface. That effect however shouldn’t be surprising, if we take into consideration Google’s Search page, which is beyond simplistic (that didn’t stop it from becoming widely popular).

In addition to the classic options accompanying the address bar, such as Back, Forward, Reload and Bookmark This Page, Chrome also offers a set of options, again very simplistic, to customize the browser, a Control The Current Page button and a Go To option at the end of the search bar. One thing that will probably surprise most people is that there is no Home button, however, the browser offers a set of Most Visited websites on each start, so why should there be a Home option?

The really cool thing about Google Chrome is that it handles very well multiple tabs, while at the same time it doesn’t crash when one site crashes. Furthermore, Google Chrome allows you to drag a tab onto the desktop, which will create a new window for that tab.

However, you can tell this is just a beta, since there are still a lot of things Google needs to take into consideration for an improved tab system. One of those things would be creating a list for all tabs, since opening a large number of tabs will simply have you guessing which tab is which, so while you might enjoy working with a lot of tabs simultaneously, you will find yourself in a blurry situation.

Leaving all that aside, Google Chrome was intended as more than just a browser: “We think of the browser as the window to the web – it’s a tool for users to interact with the websites and applications they care about, and it’s important that we don’t get in the way of that experience,” said Google’s Sundar Pichai, Vice president of Product Management.

Google tried to incorporate all the things a user might want from its browser, including building it as a platform for web pages and applications. However, you can tell this is a beta, and Google already promised to use user feedback in order to perfect its creation.

Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 8 and Mozilla’s Firefox still remain top competitors on the market today, as Google Chrome needs polishing. And although it has its flaws, this is clearly a good start for Google in the “browsing business.”

Microsoft released a statement following the Google Chrome announcement: “The browser landscape is highly competitive, but people will choose Internet Explorer 8 for the way it puts the services they want right at their fingertips.”

What people are questioning right now is the future of Firefox, who might be losing its users if Chrome proves to be the browser of the future. However, as Google co-founder Sergey Brin pointed out in a statement, we might see a closure between Chrome and Firefox: “I hope that big chunks of Chrome can make it into the next generation of Firefox.”