Rather than let the news that Chrome is on its way out of beta fester and spawn more speculation, Google has made its push and promoted the browser out of beta status. Google announced that it's dropping the beta label because it feels that it has met its intended goals for browser stability and performance. Since the first iteration of the browser, the company has improved JavaScript performance by almost fifty percent. Discussing other improvements in the browser's short history, Google pointed to better bookmark management and integration with other browsers, and working out some audio and video bugs that had been affecting streaming video. Google outlined some future goals for Chrome, including building an extension system to allow users to add functionality to the browser, add in support for RSS feeds, and finally port the software over to Linux and Mac platforms.

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