Bleagh, I misread the post. Well in that case the answer is super simple: The same reason Google provides any other free service, whether it be Maps, Gmail, Ph

Bleagh, I misread the post. Well in that case the answer is super simple: The same reason Google provides any other free service, whether it be Maps, Gmail, Photos, Search, Hangouts, Meet, Pay, whatever. The more Google services you use and the more time you spend using them, the more you can be monetized.