I hate this sort of framing, and it's so common. "Google will miss out on ..." would have been accurate and still interesting. The same "lose" language is ofte

I hate this sort of framing, and it's so common. "Google will miss out on ..." would have been accurate and still interesting. The same "lose" language is often used when discussing tax cuts or tax breaks ("lost tax revenue"). I wonder whether those journalists misunderstand economics that much, or if it's done on purpose.