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Just a mere 100 days after launching, Google has removed the BETA tag from its web browser Simon Chrome. Claiming 10 million users on 7 continents, Chrome has gone through 14 updates, and now with the fifteenth update, the BETA tag will be removed. Despite Google’s statement that the Chrome of today is faster, more stable and more secure, there is speculation that the real reason the BETA tag has been removed is to increase Chrome’s market share. Currently Chrome controls a mere 1% of the web browser market, compared to the 70% enjoyed by rival Internet Explorer. With many users, including corporate entities skeptical of using BETA products, Google’s removal of the BETA tag may boost Chrome’s percentage in the market. The quick removal of the BETA tag is unusual for Google, whose 4 1/2 year old Gmail still sports the BETA moniker. Whether this move will be a success for Google’s browser is still up in the air, but if you haven’t downloaded and tried Chrome yet, do yourself a favor and do it now. You won’t be disappointed, unless you use a Mac, as Chrome for Mac is still in development.

Read the official Google Blog press release here.

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