Wrong, it was bundled with software for instance. The average joe found that the launch icon of the original browser had been removed and learned that the internet had gotten a new icon. Google pushed it also via google results.
Btw, the EU has fined Google in the past for promoting their products over competitors in their search results. That was already the hint that google has gotten too big to be not in conflict of interest anymore.
The damage was done, people learned to "download the internet" from google first. And if they forgot, all Google services kept pushing them till they did.
Btw, the EU has fined Google in the past for promoting their products over competitors in their search results. That was already the hint that google has gotten too big to be not in conflict of interest anymore.
The damage was done, people learned to "download the internet" from google first. And if they forgot, all Google services kept pushing them till they did.