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> Google controls Chromium because they do the heavy lifting

Google already controls the web standardization process with its manpower. So standardizing on chromium would not change that issue, it would just move it to another level.

I am not saying that this is great. I just think the argument is invalid.

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Google has a lot of power in the Web platform but it's definitely not complete. If it was just a matter of manpower then they would have forced (P)NaCl/Pepper and Dart down everyone's throats and we would have been stuck with Web Components v0.

Sentiments such as "Google controls everything, there is nothing we can do" are inaccurate and also counterproductive.

They also introduced countless other things that are now standards. Do you call every attempt to experiment or make things better as"force down throats"? I find this attitude disigenuous and hypocritical.

Mozilla was more relevant back then, and mobile Web wasn't as strong.

Nowadays for most consumers it is whatever Safari or Chrome support.

Nothing makes it into the standard until there are at least two implementations in browsers. The standard is based on implementation, not invention by anyone.

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