Since Chrome has been launched, I really am fond of it : fast, easy, native bookmark sync ...

With extensions Chrome is now more than just a navigator, it became my main application, with which I check mails, check documentation, access dictionaries, maps, create documents, spreadsheets from Google Apps or Zoho (online or offline), tweet, store my passwords, chat, manage domains, etc...

Actually the question is what am I not able to do in Chrome ?

For a personal usage, I think Chrome represents more than 80% of what I need.

But if Chrome allowed me to listen and manage my music, pictures, videos, more generally files on my computer, it could become my only application for current needs. 

For a professional usage, it may be harder, but for example, there are already existing online editors (phpanywhere, html wysiwyg editor). These web based application maybe be not ready for a professional usage, but are they so far from it ?

With the continuous evolution of Chrome and HTML5, one can hope that we'll see in the next months or years a great improvements on browser based interfaces. The desktop applications interfaces won't really give more.

The next step is obviously Chrome OS, why load an OS and tons of applications when only one application can do it all !

I am not saying that applications will disappear, but probably will reincarnate as services available through this super browser. The Google apps marketplace is in this trend.(http://www.google.com/enterprise/marketplace/)

Of course I still would need another OS for specific usage such as music recording, video editing or everything that is closely dependant on hardware, but it is already a best usage to have a dedicated computer for these tasks.

So are you ready to drop all your old apps and adopt a super browser ?

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