Well, I don't think they consider Google one of their best friends and most reliable partners. In fact, the relationship sometimes seems unfriendly. https://

Well, I don't think they consider Google one of their best friends and most reliable partners. In fact, the relationship sometimes seems unfriendly. https://plus.google.com/+BrandonDowney/posts/SfYy8xbDWGG https://plus.google.com/+BrandonDowney/posts/SfYy8xbDWGG Consider Google's recent actions on the whole military thing. I get the impression that the US government doesn't understand or back US tech companies in general. US tech companies seem to succeed in spite of their government. See DOJ vs Microsoft, city/state laws vs Uber, FBI vs Apple, etc, etc. I'm not denying that some of those actions against many of those companies were good; I would support some of those actions, but not support others. But no, I don't get the impression that the US government has the back of US tech companies vs the world. And certainly don't get the feeling that they have Google's back.