[fastball]

Do you really think Google is evil?

One of the co-founders is still the CEO. He is one of the world's wealthiest men. He doesn't need the money and I doubt he feels the need to put shareholders first.

Why would he let Google stray from an ideal he ascribed to previously? Has he been corrupted by having more money than he could possibly spend?

[newscracker]

Beyond a certain point, power, influence and fame become bigger motivating factors than money. Additionally, competition from the likes of Facebook in diminishing the "value" of what Google (his "baby") provides could also motivate certain people to do all sorts of things. And on the topic of Google, one cannot forget the time when Eric Schmidt was the CEO.

[copperx]

Being such a large corporation attracts unwanted attention: many interests at play, peer pressure, etc.