It was not at all done for the good of the web, it was a mere logical calculation; it was cheaper to develop Chromium, than to pay 4B USD in search royalties to

It was not at all done for the good of the web, it was a mere logical calculation; it was cheaper to develop Chromium, than to pay 4B USD in search royalties to Microsoft Internet Explorer, and would give more control and long-term safety to Google.