Finally Better Looking Fonts in Chrome

Although the Chrome Web browser has some key advantages over the competition, one caveat that sticks to the craw of some IT professionals is poor rendering of fonts in Windows. To rectify the problem would require a compete re-engineering of the font rendering system. In the past, this gave some Web developers hesitation making the switch from Internet Explorer to Chrome. The later may be faster and more secure but if your site does not look as good, the presentation is less effective to clients. Some might have incorrectly assumed appearance is not important to Google as the company made its reputation on a very simple, fast loading home page. However, clearly they were aware of the issue and have now addressed it.

Besides appearance, the newest Chrome browser also disables annoying pop-ups that freeze all other browser functions. No more having to kill the process trying to avoid suspicious activity. The featured originally introduced in Internet Explorer 4 via showModalDialog, is widely considered both a security problem and an annoyance. Together with other security upgrades, the latest Chrome browser is undoubtedly worth the upgrade.