This is significant and insightful:
“Android is a bet on the past. Chrome is a bet on the future.” Android is still about installing applications on a specific device. Chrome OS is designed for a future where everything is online, in the cloud.
You can also argue that it’s great execution by Google … to have a foot in both camps while the ground continues to shift.
via Microsoft’s Ray Ozzie says Chrome is the future, Android is the past | VentureBeat.
One thing I would add to Ozzie’s comment:
Chrome is a bet on A future … not necessarily THE future.