To quote Mr Horse, from the Ren and Stimpy show, "No Sir, I dont like it".
I concur with the comments regarding the tabs next to the address bar. I too use at least half a dozen to a dozen tabs at any one time.
So to have a browser maximised at 1920, not only would you need a second monitor to apply your 'web based research' but all your forums would look out of whack because they were written for compatibility with 800 reso screens.