yeah, that was the actual intent of Chrome as far as I understand it and it has worked.
Look at Firefox 4, you can't say it wasn't influenced by Chrome. And the fact that Microsoft is now trying to move faster with IE10 already being announced is probably also largely influenced by Chrome's fast paced development.
We now have a better faster web. We just need it to be standardized a little more (Come on Microsoft, please add WebGL support)
True, but MS will always try to steer people toward their own services, so it's not a complete win. But definitely better than having people on IE6 trying to use Gmail, or even search for that matter.