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Think strategically. It doesn't really matter what the user base of Chrome or Android are. What they do is raise the bar. Competitors and alternatives need t
by rogerbinns 13y ago
Think strategically. It doesn't really matter what the user base of Chrome or Android are. What they do is raise the bar. Competitors and alternatives need to be at least that good.
Javascript performance was pretty dismal until Chrome came around, and then everyone had to up their game. Until Android, mobile platforms were tightly controlled walled gardens (although Windows Mobile was amongst the least worse). Now everyone wants Google Mail, Maps and Search on their mobile devices.
Google ultimately makes money through usage and the platform + apps/browser don't matter that much financially. Without Chrome and Android, there is a strong possibility of being cut out completely.
- jamesaguilar 13y agoI mean, I know that now.
- mgkimsal 13y ago" It doesn't really matter what the user base of Chrome or Android are. What they do is raise the bar. Competitors and alternatives need to be at least that good." Yes it does matter, at least some. No one even knows what the bar is if no one is using it. Someone could put together a wickedly fast browser with fantastic privacy controls, release it tomorrow, but if no one used it, it wouldn't have any effect on major browser makers. JS performance went up in other browsers due to Chrome only because Chrome was gaining users (even if the base was small at first), mostly because they were able to push Chrome from Google.com itself.