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The purpose is to make money, as with _all_ businesses.

You think Apple want to make products and improve people's lives without making money? If so, why don't they reduce the prices? You think Google is all about search? No, it's about making money -- you get encouraged to go after... and I quote Sergey and Larry here, "markets of at least 1 billion" and make products that could potentially be worth 1 billion per year. Search my ass... it's all about making money as with most companies, including most of the the non-profit ones (non-profit hospitals that charge more than the for-profit, universities, etc)