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I don't see the need for Google to try and compete in a space where there is already plenty of competition and Open Source innovation. Maybe they are tired of

• neilk 18y ago
  They just renewed the contract with Mozilla. That's got nothing to do with it. And there's not nearly enough competition in browsers. Sure, there are lots of projects, but few of them are serious contenders for the average Windows user -- maybe Opera and Firefox qualify, but that's about it. If you've ever tried to write a complex web app you immediately bang your head against the low, low ceiling afforded by the browser. Google knows this as well as anybody and it impedes adoption of Google apps like Gmail or Docs. Making the browser into a better platform is good for their business -- note they are giving away their spiffy new JS engine and the whole thing is open source. If Firefox adopted their innovations tomorrow or one-upped them, I'm sure the Chrome team would be very happy.
  • wayne 18y ago
    Plus, a little less altruistically, it lets Google embed stuff like Google Gears and Google Toolbar directly into the browser, set Google.com as the browser homepage, and add a bunch of buttons linking to various Google services. Companies like Google pay a lot for defaults like that. Plus, like Apple, they've got a mobile platform now so maybe they'll use some subset of Chrome in Android.
• Hexstream 18y ago
  And did you see the need for Google to try and compete in the search engine space when there was already plenty of competition?