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Google makes a massive amount of profit from operating the ad platform and serving those ads on Google search, as search engines are extremely efficient both at serving ads and running. So I think my statement still somewhat stands, but you're still correct. On Google's part, this is just an attempt to edge out the competition and maintain its share in the oligopoly of major tech companies.