Why Did Google Build a Phone and a Browser? « Design By Gravity
By Daniel Miessler on January 13th, 2010: Tagged as Google | Technology
What happened when Chrome was released? A mini javascript-engine war that continues today. Why is speed of Javascript execution so important to Google? All those applications run far faster with a better Javascript engine. So Chrome pushes Apple, Mozilla, Microsoft et al to improve their Javascript. Who really wins? The users, for sure, but Google wins big. The average capability of the web browser went way up, at relatively little cost to Google.
Google isn’t so much interested in selling the best phone, or providing the best browser.
Google is intent in raising the average in areas it thinks are key to its future.
Interesting analysis.
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