I think this is exactly what "pretty indirect routes" means though. They give away WiFi here, ISPs lower prices and increase speeds, consumers have more bandwid

I think this is exactly what "pretty indirect routes" means though. They give away WiFi here, ISPs lower prices and increase speeds, consumers have more bandwidth and lower barriers to entry, they use a lot more web services and use them in new ways, which means a lot more people using Google services. They make the pie bigger, everyone online wins, especially Google. And they make money from those services. Very clever.