Chrome definitely isn't Firefox, but given time it could be something similar, it's just not there yet.
Boo! But yeah, it looked kinda spiffy from the previews.

re: additional comments:
- you can totally do google searches in the firefox address bar! I do it constantly.
- FF does have history search too, but maybe it's not as good as google searches.
- I'll sometimes accidentally close tabs instead of switching tabs because the X button is pretty much all that's showing.
Hmmm... But on the other hand: I like seeing how many tabs I have open. (I also heart my 'tabs counter' FF add-on.)

I'm going to read that IJ post now. Thanks!!