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title: The Real Target of Google Chrome
description: Google has entered the browser wars with Chrome, its concept of an open-source browser. And it&rsq...
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# [The Real Target of Google Chrome](https://www.websitemagazine.com/software/the-real-target-of-google-chrome)

 Written by [Pete Prestipino](https://www.websitemagazine.com/software/author/pete-prestipino) | Nov 24, 2008 6:00:00 AM

Google has entered the browser wars with Chrome, its concept of an open-source browser. And it's no lightweight. At first glance, it's easy to think that Chrome is targeting Microsoft's Internet Explorer, Mozilla's Firefox, Apple's Safari and Opera. But, if you probe into Google's own story behind Chrome, they seem to be positioning it to transform the very way we use a computer. And, the real target is the very core of Microsoft - Windows and Office. Let's take a look at typical computer usage today, and Google's vision for the future.

**Read more about [Google Chrome's Real Target](https://www.websitemagazine.com/blog/google-chrome-s-real-target) in this article from Vincent Vizzaccaro of Net Applications which appeared in the [Web Success Weekly newsletter](https://www.websitemagazine.com/newsletter-sign-up) this past Friday.**

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