Does Google’s new Chrome browser matter? Lehman Brothers analyst Douglas Anmuth thinks so, says Erick Schonfeld, Seeking Alpha commentator. Anmuth points out that Firefox having gained approximately 20 percent market share over the past four years. He thinks Google Chrome could be adopted faster, and gain 15 percent to 20 percent share within two years.
A lot of the attention so far has been on the possibility of Chrome being a Windows killer, by supercharging Web browsing and Web apps so you really won’t need desktop applications. Anmuth believes mobility might be the bigger play, if, as he expects, Chrome will be bundled directly on Android mobile devices.
The other angle: Google Gears, used to synchronize online documents and data for offline use, might be quite valuable for mobile applications that must operate in a fluid access environment.
And Google Gears can be very useful for Web apps on mobile devices, where network connections can be spotty.
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