When Google announced, that they've build a browser and a new JavaScript engine, it was clear that this would be the angle of attack against Microsoft. Back the

When Google announced, that they've build a browser and a new JavaScript engine, it was clear that this would be the angle of attack against Microsoft. Back then, Microsoft had like 95% market share. There was now way around writing windows programs. So Google put millions of work hours into the idea of building a new platform for apps, the "web Browser".