Been using it since it came out over a year ago.
At the time I had an issue with Firefox I don't feel like dealing with......so I loaded Chrome.
It is pretty streamlined.......very quick and simple. if you want a ton of **** with your browser, I think you CAN set it up that way, but that is my biggest IE gripe so I use in the simple mode.
I like it. Naturally, you'll want to turn off "google toolbar" and so forth.
I can't tell you if it is better than firefox because I haven't used Firefox in a while..........but it's good and quick and simple.