> Google's heavy and sometimes ethically questionable promotion of Chrome was an amplifying force, but not sufficient. I strongly believe it was sufficient. Wh

> Google's heavy and sometimes ethically questionable promotion of Chrome was an amplifying force, but not sufficient. I strongly believe it was sufficient. Which does not mean that Chrome was not better when it came out. But most people really don't want to try new tech: because you were excited by Chrome back then does not mean, by far, that everyone on the planet was.