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The Former CEO of Microsoft~? Steve Ballmer~? Called Google Chrome a "Rounding Error" and~? 17 Years Later~? Internet Explorer Disappeared~? While Microsoft Edge Struggled to Catch Up

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Microsoft's former CEO, Steve Ballmer, had called Google Chrome a "rounding error" and, 17 years later, Internet Explorer disappeared, while Microsoft Edge struggled to catch upAt a recent graduation ceremony, Sundar Pichai, Google's CEO, came back to the difficulties Chrome faced in its early days, recalling how Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's former CEO, had underestimated the potential of the browser in 2008.
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Microsoft's former CEO, Steve Ballmer, had called Google Chrome a "rounding error" and, 17 years later, Internet Explorer disappeared, while Microsoft Edge struggled to catch upAt a recent graduation ceremony, Sundar Pichai, Google's CEO, came back to the difficulties Chrome faced in its early days, recalling how Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's former CEO, had underestimated the potential of the browser in 2008.

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Developpez.com broke the news on Monday, June 22, 2026.
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