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Barrier to Google Chrome For Macs Removed (GOOG)

ChromeScreen.pngGoogle just released another version of its Internet browser, Chrome.  It adds new features like form autocomplete, full-page zoom, and autoscroll.

Most importanly for Mac users, though, the new Chrome relies on its own HTTP network library, not the WinHTTP on Windows.

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"The Windows-only HTTP library was one of the main stumbling blocks to cross-platform support," writes Wired's Scott Gilbertson. "Now that it’s gone the Mac and Linux versions should see some significant progress in the near future."

Adding early-adopting Mac users should help Chrome finally surpass Netscape Navigator -- which AOL put to pasture in 2007.

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Google Swaps Firefox For Chrome In Software Bundle (GOOG)

Google Taking Chrome Out Of Beta, May Put It On New PCs (GOOG)

 

On February 28, Axel Springer, Business Insider's parent company, joined 31 other media groups and filed a $2.3 billion suit against Google in Dutch court, alleging losses suffered due to the company's advertising practices.

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