Google doesn't seem to plan on making money from the game directly. The leading theories are that either they're trying to build momentum for Android with a hig

Google doesn't seem to plan on making money from the game directly. The leading theories are that either they're trying to build momentum for Android with a high-profile exclusive title, or they're using data from the game to populate some geolocation database. Either way, I expect the game to be completely free for the foreseeable future.