Why is it so hard for the Chrome team to realize how harmful it is to see passwords in clear text without any effort on the part of the intruder. Baffling to m

Why is it so hard for the Chrome team to realize how harmful it is to see passwords in clear text without any effort on the part of the intruder. Baffling to me really, especially coming from Google. They are going to turn around on this, I am certain of it, but why it's taking them so long is beyond me.