[johschmitz]

How I understand it he is saying Google is willing to pay for "being wrong" or rather "behaving in certain ways". Now it is just kind of a fee and both sides are happy. Maybe not the perfect situation for the customers but between the two parties and with the current legal framework the deal makes sense. Doesn't it? Should we be surprised about any of the two parties optimizing their position within the given constraints? I think it is quite clear that if another outcome is desired the constraints need to be changed.

[spoonjim]

Yep - on the spectrum of possibilities the ones that preserve the status quo are most preferable to Google.