This is an interesting observation suggesting tying IE to the OS was a fatal mistake, or at the very least, one that will cost them them with regards to playing nimbly in an OS-less world. Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.techcrunch.com%2F2008%2F09%2F01%2Fmeet-chrome-googles-windows-killer