Some people have speculated that Google might have launched Chrome as the first step to creating their own operating system. After all, the company is big enough, and they have the know-how and the technology to pretty much do whatever they want. But are they really interested in their own OS?

Maybe, but not in the same way that Microsoft is, for example. Instead, they just seemed to tire of waiting for the applications and the options that they wanted in Firefox even though they were a great supporter of it.

By building their own platform they can have just what they want and not have to wait for anyone else to create it. In the meantime, they also gain a huge amount of market share.