I don't see any financial upside to this rumor. What does Google gain from buying a struggling smartphone OEM and inheriting all of the financial burdens associ

I don't see any financial upside to this rumor. What does Google gain from buying a struggling smartphone OEM and inheriting all of the financial burdens associated with it? In fact, this makes about as much sense as Apple buying Foxconn just so that they can own the factories that make the iPhone. You don't need to buy a smartphone factory to make smartphones in this day and age. Design your smartphone and have Foxconn, Pegatron or LG build it for you.