The deal is an effort on Google's part to get Chrome into the hands of more internet users. This is Google's first deal with a PC maker and Google reports that it is in talks with other computer makers to bundle Chrome with more systems.

Google considers the program experimental and part of a wider effort to boost the distribution of Chrome. FT.com reports that another part of the distribution deal included Google signing a deal that lets Chrome be distributed to users who download RealPlayer software.

Google's Brian Rakowski, product manager for Chrome, claims that the browser has 30 million active users. That sounds like a lot of users until you consider that number is a mere 2% of the internet using population and Microsoft's Internet Explorer boasts 68% of the market.

Firefox is more on Chrome's level, but still boasts 8% of all internet users and is in use on about 1/4 of all internet connected computers. Rakowski said, "Awareness is shockingly low. It’s absolutely a problem that people don’t know what a browser is, or how to evaluate one." He continued saying, "It’s not so important everyone uses Google Chrome, it’s more important browser technology evolves as fast as it can."

DailyTech pitted Opera 10 RC against Chrome 4 in late August to see which performed better and found that Chrome was the faster of the two browsers in benchmarks.