[Kylekramer]

While the envisioned scenario would be a blow to Google, it would require so many outlandish developments that this is basically impossible. For one, Facebook would have to create a search engine, something that they have shown no interest in (they seem happy to farm that out to Bing for now), much less any capability. More importantly, people would have to use the Facebook browser. The author really overestimating how much people like Facebook. The example of iPhone and iPad apps' popularity aren't proof people love Facebook products (not to mention there is no iPad app), they like accessing Facebook. They like talking to their friends. If you pay attention to most people, they hate new Facebook products. I hear constant bitching about the apps, the interface, etc. The value proposition of a Facebook browser would be basically annoying the user at all times while all other browsers could do the same exact thing in a separate tab. Chrome didn't become popular because of tight Google integration, it became popular because it was faster. I don't see why a browser that just gives me Facebook updates would be any more popular than Rockmelt or Flock.

And, of course, Google isn't stupid. Google+ is a fairly competent attempt to head off even this out there future.