[Lewisham]

Sun Microsystems did exactly what you are saying, and Google has gone on record, multiple times, saying it would do exactly what you are saying.

It is not without precedent at all.

[KaeseEs]

I don't think Google wants to follow Sun's example of developing amazing tech and going out of business anyways because the folks in charge don't know how to run a business.

Not that non-assertion of patents was necessarily a contributing factor to Sun's demise.