"Price isn’t the only hindrance: boot time is
another serious problem caused by bloated Microsoft OSes on these
devices. If it’s always on, and always connected I will use
my device more, search more and view more ads. As Stephen
O’Grady says, Google focused on speed with its search
technology, and many see Chrome as the next stage in that
evolution.
"Let’s not forget that Google makes money on more than
just ads. If they control the OS and browser it will be more
tightly integrated into their services, which can include pay
services apart from search/ad revenue. (Just think how easy it will
be for Google to offer an Amazon-like data backup plan from one of
their devices. Then again, what data will be native?) Or how nice
it would be if they didn’t have to be reliant on Mozilla
(while paying them millions per year) in reaching people through
alternative browsers?"
