"but nobody will pay for a browser" People paid $7B through Google for a browser. The money did not come from the private bank account of Google executives, it

"but nobody will pay for a browser" People paid $7B through Google for a browser. The money did not come from the private bank account of Google executives, it was payment for people going to Google with their search. "then everyone criticises that they shill their other services and should instead focus on the browser" I agree it's way too late now, but had they put $7B into the foundation to pay for browser development, they could develop the browser for the next hundred years with no other income.