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A browser used to access the internet and connect to other systems you utilize Chrome with

A browser used to access the internet and connect to other systems you utilize Chrome with

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What is Google Chrome

Google Chrome, developed by Google in the year 2008, was initially exclusive to Microsoft Windows. The freeware web browser's compatibility was eventually extended to other operating systems such as Android, iOS, macOS, Linux, and Chrome OS. Chome OS has Google Chrome as the primary medium for all of its various applications.

Specifically in regard to the desktop platform, Google Chrome currently owns a 63 percent global share of all web browsing solutions. Across all the web browsing platforms that there are, from desktop to mobile devices, Google Chrome's share constitutes just over half of the entire share (51 percent) owned by all of the world's web browsers.