Google's Long, Tough Microsoft-Like Road For Chrome
With Google's announcement of a Chrome-based PC operating system, you could almost hear the cheers from pundits hot for something to gnash for months, people who hate Microsoft, and the Google true-believers. It's an announcement that goes hand-in-hand with the word that the beta tag is now dropped from Google Apps. However, those who think that Microsoft's days are numbered in the short-run should realize that in a way, Google is about to become Microsoft, trying to move from position of strength to challenge a powerful incumbent, as have many others. That's a task much harder than it even sounds, particularly when you don't have an internal unified front.
