> By some strange coincidence maintaining a working web browser became a task that only Google can do "properly". Microsoft gave up. Firefox is struggling. In

> By some strange coincidence maintaining a working web browser became a task that only Google can do "properly". Microsoft gave up. Firefox is struggling. In what way is Firefox struggling? And you didn't mention Apple, who seem very capable of maintaining Safari. The "strange coincidence" phrasing makes it sound you're saying Google engaged in some kind of clandestine conspiracy. I think it's pretty clear that they wanted to make the web a more capable platform and I'm personally glad they did. Imagine if everyone was required to create a native app on Windows, Mac, iOS and Android to reach all their customers. It would be a nightmare. Google Docs alone is enough demonstration that this is something people want.