Google Browser?

Here's a compelling argument for why Google should enter the browser business. Sure, Microsoft owns 94% of the browser market, having skewered Netscape -- but Google may not have much choice. It needs to expand its market and stave off Microsoft, who's not only entering the search business at a decent clip, but along with other portal sites, own the eyes of surfers who start their surfing with them. Sure, Google may be the search darling, the underdog and the one we want to win -- but we also wanted Netscape to win. MSN today gets more eyes on their ads than Google does. Google treasures its simplicity and clutter free site -- but how does it promote its other services, such as email, online groups and photo management? A browser would help. A browser would also be a bigger step to the desktop -- bigger than Google's search bar, which only infests today's browsers. Imagine a Google browser that allows you to search for content on your PC or local network -- then, when the search results are displayed, along comes with contextual ads. A Google flavour browser is not so hard to accomplish. Google could build on the Mozilla Foundation's open-source browser -- Firefox, which is built on Mozilla, is already a favourite for the security minded. Heck, Google could even co-opt Mozilla's email client as well. Still think this may be farfetched? Check out who owns gbrowser.com.