And the browser wars rage on...

Google has cheekily announced (via a leaked comic book ad) that it's new 'Chrome' web browser is poised to take on Microsoft's ubiquitous IE.

'Chrome' is open-source, free and available to most OSes, including Apple and Linux.

What does this mean to you? Not too much just yet. Microsoft currently has 75% market share in web browsers, despite Mozilla's attempts to propel users toward Firefox. Google's new attempt to overthrow Redmond has a better chance of success than Firefox, but is, as yet, unproven.

Google's other attempts to challenge Microsoft with products to replace the Office suite have so far been pretty feeble -- sorry -- but I wouldn't cut Sergi out of the hunt all together. Chrome will have to prove much better, easier and safer than IE, and I'm not convinced that it can.

The real question is not whether Google can finally eclipse Microsoft, but whether Google would be better off sticking to what it knows. Both companies employ the best and brightest minds in the sci-tech field, so it'll be an interesting race to watch. Go, Team Redmond!