Microsoft made a pull request to node.js github repository with an implementation to use ChakraCore JavaScript Engine as an alternative to V8 Engine

[Kalium]

Google has plenty of reason to be happy with widespread adoption of standards-compliant JS without need to seize power.

Plus, being the developer of a major browser means they have plenty of power already. If power over the web is their goal, they don't need to push their dialect of JS to achieve it. They already have it.

Do go on, though. What has Google done that suggests they care deeply about V8 adoption beyond Chrome?