Google bought it in order to irrevocably release it as a free standard, and now it's baked into hardware where they can't change it further. That's less of a go

Google bought it in order to irrevocably release it as a free standard, and now it's baked into hardware where they can't change it further. That's less of a good way to exercise control over the video standard at everyone else's expense while reaping profit from them, and more of a good way to prevent anyone else from doing so. Are you suggesting something else?