[pyre]

What's happening right now (ChromeOS, cloud computing, etc) is basically what Microsoft feared back in the day. They feared that the browser would become the operating system, which is why they engaged in anti-competitive behaviour in the browser space. It could be argued that they delayed this by acting to quash it for their own benefit.

(I realize that there are plenty of nuanced arguments to be had here.)

[wslh]

And how companies like Google might have acted?