Success also can be measured in ways other than downloads. I don't think Google is trying to "corner the browser market" by getting everyone to switch to Chrome

Success also can be measured in ways other than downloads. I don't think Google is trying to "corner the browser market" by getting everyone to switch to Chrome. Rather, this could be another Google attempt to manipulate the course of future web development. The fact that there's now an omnibar for Firefox (http://scalarmotion.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/omnibar-for-firefox-has-arrived/ http://scalarmotion.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/omnibar-for-fir...) indicates Chrome's influential success.