Let's say for the sake of simplicity that there are 1 billion Internet users worldwide. (I believe this understates the population, but I can't find an authoritative stat quickly. [1]) Did 20 million of them successfully download, install, and start using Google's experimental, heretofore secret, Windows-only browser today? 12 million more people than downloaded and installed Firefox 3 on its record-setting day? After the enormous effort expended getting to that record, both in a concerted registration, notification, and PR blitz? Factoring for the late start, relative to many non-US timezones?
I'm going with no -- more specifically, not even close.
No doubt putting it on Google.com would have a huge impact. Did they do this? I didn't see such a link on Google.com yesterday or today, logged in or logged out.
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Let's say for the sake of simplicity that there are 1 billion Internet users worldwide. (I believe this understates the population, but I can't find an authoritative stat quickly. [1]) Did 20 million of them successfully download, install, and start using Google's experimental, heretofore secret, Windows-only browser today? 12 million more people than downloaded and installed Firefox 3 on its record-setting day? After the enormous effort expended getting to that record, both in a concerted registration, notification, and PR blitz? Factoring for the late start, relative to many non-US timezones?
I'm going with no -- more specifically, not even close.
1. http://www.google.com/search?q=number+of+internet+users+worl...
how many people do you think see google's homepage everyday?
and just before clicking search they see this ...
New! Download Chrome (BETA) - the new browser from Google
i guess lots of them clicked it.
No doubt putting it on Google.com would have a huge impact. Did they do this? I didn't see such a link on Google.com yesterday or today, logged in or logged out.
Perhaps you are using a mac or linux? They wouldn't link it for OS's that don't have it yet.
I'm on Linux, and I see the link on google.com whether I'm logged in or not.