Sure but does that outweigh the costs that google was eating while using the browser as a loss leader for search and ads? I doubt they’re going to keep hosting and distributing updates from their CDN for free.

The only people who can afford to own it shouldn’t be able to buy it for the same reasons they’re forcing google to sell it.

why would anyone buy it when it’s primary profit-generating activity is driving traffic to google

So people on the internet can get mad that you didn’t vote how they wanted instead of getting mad at you for not voting.