I imagine it could still be a kind of "safe harbour" issue. If a user downloads malware from Google Code, it seems like there's at least some tiny chance they

I imagine it could still be a kind of "safe harbour" issue. If a user downloads malware from Google Code, it seems like there's at least some tiny chance they might try to sue Google for it. If they download it from a personal Google Drive account, it will be a lot harder to convince a court that Google had a responsibility for the content.