Sure, but it&#x27;s at least good PR.  Like some other companies, they do a lot of &quot;nice&quot; things that may not gain them anything immediately but it&#x27;s good for branding and it&#x27;s still a &quot;by Google&quot; tag on something people want.  It reminds me more of companies that underwrite NPR programs or whatever.  They aren&#x27;t getting paid directly but lots of potential customers hear their name and that they sponsored something you want.