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Doubtful, Apple seems to want to keep iMessage as an iOS/MacOS exclusive as part of their moat to bring people into the full ecosystem.

iCloud was accessible through the web browser before this app was available.

The "app" (aka iCloud Control Panel) was available at iCloud launch, that is alongside the web apps.

That’s a HUGE strategic advantage they’d be giving up.

This just lets you access your files. As others have said you could already do it via the web.

As an iPhone user who has a Windows laptop at work, I would be more than happy to be able to use iMessage through the web.

One can hope