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Sundar Pichai: Ballmer's 'rounding error' comment fueled Chrome's rise

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai recounted how Steve Ballmer's dismissal of Google Chrome as a "rounding error" in 2009 served as motivation for the Chrome team. Pichai emphasized the importance of persistence and rapid iteration, noting that Chrome's rapid development cycle of shipping updates every six weeks contrasted with competitors' longer release schedules. This strategy ultimately led Chrome to surpass its rivals and become the world's most-used browser by 2012, a success that significantly contributed to Pichai's rise within Google. AI

RANK_REASON Google CEO Sundar Pichai's commencement address recounting a past business anecdote.

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Sundar Pichai: Ballmer's 'rounding error' comment fueled Chrome's rise

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Preston Fore ·

    Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer publicly dismissed Chrome as a ’rounding error’—but Google’s CEO says he used the jab as fuel to win the browser-wars

    Before leading Google to a $4.5 trillion empire, Sundar Pichai had to rally his Chrome team after a public jab from Microsoft's CEO.

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