Awesome. Deploying Firefox is still not simple for network administrators due to their lack of official MSIs. If I still ran a network, Chrome would be the default browser just due to the sheer convenience (and that's probably what Google are hoping for).

The thing holding our organization back from adopting Chrome over IE is file:// links. A small thing, but we use it to quick link to shared project directories. Chrome considers these a security threat and disallows them. My boss used Chrome for a week but when I couldn't get a solution to the file links he swapped back.

I'd just noticed the other day that "Integrated Authentication" works on Windows out of the box in Chrome while testing a client's internal app. That's very helpful.

This is fantastic.

I'm thoroughly impressed with the Chromium authors. From their continuous build cycle (http://build.chromium.org/buildbot/waterfall/console) to their very active developer community, it's clear that they are driven to make a better browsing experience for everyone. By getting themselves into the business world, the footprint they've created in the browser market can become even larger.

There are still (long-standing) issues, which may prevent some businesses from using Chrom{e,ium}.

"NOTE: SSL client authentication with personal certificates does not work completely in Linux, see issue 16830 and issue 25241." (http://code.google.com/p/chromium/wiki/LinuxCertManagement)

From a personal and business perspective, the thing I find most appealing about Chrome is that it feels so much faster than other browsers. In practice, this means you can extend the life of old hardware which is primarily used for browsing the web, and save money from having to upgrade.

I wish Google would allow for downloading the installer via FTP like Mozilla does this with Firefox. I like it because it keeps me from ever having to launch Internet Explorer.

this is the free crack to get em hooked before they drop chrome os on the enterprise.

in all reality, i have been on google apps deployments where chrome was being adopted and there was no easy way to push it to 1000s of users, let alone configure and manage. this will really make life easier for admins transitioning to google apps who choose to adopt chrome as well.

not to mention google is providing support for chrome to those who have google apps for business.