https://shiv.me/tags/web-2.0/ Recent content in Web 2.0 on Shivanand Velmurugan — Product leader. Systems thinker. Hugo en © Shivanand Velmurugan Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 https://shiv.me/posts/2008/in-the-browser-lies-the-power-wave-2-of-the-google-takeover/ Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 https://shiv.me/posts/2008/in-the-browser-lies-the-power-wave-2-of-the-google-takeover/ <p>Finally it&rsquo;s out in the open. The ultimate weapon in Google&rsquo;s powerchest to combat desktop applications, render the need for a specific platform meaningless - the browser. I guess this has been in the making for the last decade, and here it is. A browser by a company that downloads pretty much most of the internet every day.</p> <p>If you are still reading this, you shouldn&rsquo;t be. Get outta here and <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/fresh-take-on-browser.html#">read this</a>. (Actually just open in a new window, and continue reading this).</p>