Google's Chrome browser, representing Google's first foray into the web browser market, had nearly 2 million downloads during the first week of its release. Nielsen Online: Google’s Chrome Browser Attracts Nearly Two Million U.S. Visitors... (September 17, 2008) The browser was released on September 1, 2008 with little advertisement, and by September 7 had been downloaded by roughly 1.4 percent of all Internet users.Bit-tech.net: Chrome Hits 2 Million US Installs (September 18, 2008) Currently, the Chrome browser is in beta, and is only available for Microsoft Windows.
