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Chrome Built to Make the Browser an OS
Chrome was created because the browser of the mid-2000s was never built for the rich dynamic web emerging with AJAX (Gmail, Maps, Flickr): JavaScript execution was slow and the browser was far from being an operating system, so Google built a secure sandboxed browser with per-tab isolation and a JavaScript VM 25x faster than any other, open-sourcing it as Chromium.
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Sundar PichaiEvidence Quote
“the browser was never meant for that world, right? Like, JavaScript execution was super slow. The browser was far away from being an operating system for that rich modern web which was coming into place.”
Created: 6/13/2026, 3:35:01 AM
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