Yep, short-sighted, too. Because in a few years all of your tech will have been stolen by the companies the government forces you to work with in order to enter

Yep, short-sighted, too. Because in a few years all of your tech will have been stolen by the companies the government forces you to work with in order to enter the market. Obviously google knows this and someone has done a cost/benefit analysis and has decided that they will be personally rewarded so it's worth it. :)