Google’s new web browser is built on WebKit, the open source underpinnings that hold up Safari. Right now Safari is the third most used browser (6%), behind IE (72%) and Firefox (20%). But if Chrome picks up any steam, those few web developers who still persist in not testing against WebKit when building their apps will be forced to do so. This will in turn make make it easier for Safari users, who still have to occasionally turn to other browsers for some stubborn web apps.
WebKit continues to advance, spurred on by the success of Safari on iPhone. Now Google rolls out a WebKit-based browser (ironically for Windows only at the moment). Browser War 2.0 is heating up.
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