this is not software though, when its up and running you can't just go there and shut it down, so somebody else would probably take Googles place IF that happen

this is not software though, when its up and running you can't just go there and shut it down, so somebody else would probably take Googles place IF that happens. This is an independent company financed by Google and this would probably be their most important project, so it's not like Google shutting down Wave/Reader/whatever.