their money comes from ads. Of all the things you mentioned - Maps I'm pretty sure is a loss leader or used for data for ads Gmail as well Android is platfor

their money comes from ads. Of all the things you mentioned - Maps I'm pretty sure is a loss leader or used for data for ads Gmail as well Android is platform to hit you with ads Chrome/Chromeboooks also GCP is actually a viable business, albeit in a very competitive market self driving cars, research, quantum computers, none of those make money. There is a perfect comparison to Facebook, and for that matter, MTV and the New York Times. They all make money by selling ads.