Is firefox's “awesome bar" google's biggest threat?

Is firefox's “awesome bar" google's biggest threat? i'm so used to it, and loving it, that i'm guesstimating it reduced my searches by 10%-20%.
I bet it's one of the reasons why google is trying to push chrome so hard.
Microsoft should try to develop and improve on an “awesome bar" for internet explorer, it will probably dent google search a lot more than bing.

Quick platforms

It's all about quick platforms in this day and age.
The first company that creates a platform wins.
So make it early and usable.
Examples:

• google search
• microsoft windows (first widely available)
• iphone app store
• google book project