So far, it's not too shabby. It's simple, and I don't have to look at a whole lot of extra nonsense whilst I'm surfing the net. That said, it may take me a while to get used to not having a 'home' button, and it will definately take me a while to get used to not having del.icio.us at my beck and call the way I do with Firefox.
I also rather like the idea of what they do with their tabs. It's not something I'm likely to use too often, given that I like to have one window open with several tabs in it, rather than more than one browser window. However, being able to merge two or more windows together when the computer insists on separate windows is a definate plus.
I do have one or two minor concerns - the first concerns their applications. It seems to me that it is possible to make it too easy to download things onto your computer, and too reliant on anti-malware and anti-spyware software when it comes to preventing silly mistakes. Sure, there's nothing to stop you ignoring the warning notices that appear when you're about to download something, but you at least have to push a button. That said, I should add a disclaimer: I haven't used the applications section yet.
The other concerns my experiences with the way Google software sometimes interacts with computers. Google's desktop function is, according to those of my acquaintance who use it, a useful piece of software. However, if your computer is a bit on the elderly side, it slows the system down to an infuriating degree. My computer is (currently) fast enough to cope with whatever Google throws at it, but I wouldn't like to gamble with their stuff on an older machine.
I shall add more when I've spent more time with this software. Currently, I rather like it.
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