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Linux Chrome attempts to follow your system settings for subpixel vs not, which means the behavior in this area is system-dependent.

(I write "attempts" because the rules are complicated: http://neugierig.org/software/chromium/fonts/ )

In Chrome 19 on Windows I don't see any apparent difference. Display is 96dpi at 1920x1200.

I checked on my iPhone 4S and when I zoom in I can see a difference (that I might be missing on my desktop). It is incredibly subtle.

I don't know if this is still the case, but I know a couple years ago Chrome ignored desktop hinting (on Linux specifically, not sure about other OSes) and handled its own font rendering independently.

In Chrome 19 on OS X, the last example changes when I click the box, but the one above it doesn't.

Same here with Chromium 18