Firefox is better for development. Chrome for fast browsing. Firefox loads slower, but has FireBug. But browsing pages, reading news is cool with chrome. Those crashes are true. I hate them. I think these two are the best browsers and I use both of them. They both have their strengths.
I know! They took a good Chrome UX idea and only half-implemented it. There's a good 10px up there being totally wasted. Google would never let that happen.