Hey Google...I want my screen back.

One of the first things to irk me about Chrome was the chunky strip where the tabs are.

Agreed. The spacing/buffer around the text on tabs could be improved. Even gaining 4-5 pixels worth of vertical space would help.

You still believe in the fold? come on, its 2011!

Yes, I do. Thanks!

That is only because in the next iteration the navigation bar will be removed, as seen here:

And until then the old design can still be applied (except for Reader).

Thanks for sharing. Glad to see these concerns are on their radar...and that they have designers!