Sorry if I missed this from the post, but is there any particular reason why Zed is tied to Chrome? Are there any technical benefits?
P.S. I am asking because I am currently involved in a project of similar type - a web based GUI for databases (MySQL, Postgres, MSSQL, Oracle) - Datazenit[0], but we decided against shipping it as a packaged Chrome app, because it would narrow potential user base.
[0] - http://datazenit.com/
P.P.S. Just to let you know - link to your twitter account is broken (https://twitter.com/zed_editor).