Google Chrome Browser Tuned for Windows XP and Detuned (slower) for Windows 7?

Is Google optimizing Chrome 3 for Windows XP netbooks?

It struck me as an odd thing for Google to decide to do since Windows 7 will be released to the public in just three months? The second odd note struck about midway down the article when Betanews notes that the Chrome 3 browser development release is actually slower in Windows 7 RC than Chrome 2.

My guess is that the only netbooks that will be sold with Windows XP after October 22 (or whenever Windows 7 is actually released) will be ones that dealers are selling at ultra low prices to empty out their warehouses.

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