Not just pre-loaded, but set as the default web browser. I’m deep into a week-long Chrome test run and I have to say I’ve been very, very impressed. So impressed unless something really wonky happens Google Chrome is going to be my default browser going forward.
From the Technology Review link:
Sony Corp. is giving Google Inc.’s fledging Chrome browser a boost by installing it as the primary browser on Vaio-brand computers sold in the United States and Europe.
The Sony devices continue to provide Microsoft Corp.’s Internet Explorer — the world’s most widely used Web browser — allowing users to have a choice between the two. But many users stick with the browser that is preset as the default, meaning they are likely to experience Chrome as their primary — perhaps only — gateway to the Web.
Sony is the first PC maker to sell computers with Chrome pre-installed. Sony said Wednesday it has been doing so on Vaio computers in the U.S. and Europe since May.
