Since Google's delivery platform has been the web for over a decade, it was paramount to protect their revenue.
Consider if the world moved to first party apps (ie, news app, ebay app, amazon app) for _everything_, Google would lose their stranglehold. It's in Google's best interest to make the web be as rich and engaging as mobile apps. Google Chrome increased the expected performance of browsers substantially after it was released.
Their ad delivery network utterly eclipses all other revenue last time I checked.
Consider if the world moved to first party apps (ie, news app, ebay app, amazon app) for _everything_, Google would lose their stranglehold. It's in Google's best interest to make the web be as rich and engaging as mobile apps. Google Chrome increased the expected performance of browsers substantially after it was released.
Their ad delivery network utterly eclipses all other revenue last time I checked.