Worst thing is it all seems to work fine in Safari as soon as I change my user agent string to Chrome, so it doesn't even seem to using any Chrome specific features…
A highly specialized Web app doesn’t need to support more than one browser. If you’re a Firefox user, consider it as though it said “please download the Spotify app to use our service on your machine.”
Right, and I'm saying I fundamentally disagree with this vendor-locking approach. Qt doesn't lock me into a particular environment and is cross-platform. It's a view framework, not an entire browser. Huge difference.
I agree also its an early iteration of the product. I think you would prefer to get a working version out there earlier and get feedback about the product rather than wait a month and get it right in every browser.
If you just get on with it, you're contributing to make Chrome a monopoly, and that will in turn slow down the pace of technology. Google/Chrome won't act differently from Microsoft/IE6. There's no reason to invest in improving a browser if there's no one left to compete against you.
Those are the same arguments that Microsoft attempted to make as IE was pushed to the masses, and that was a disaster for the web and everyone involved.
If you don't learn the history of technology, you will be doomed to repeat it.