They don't really give a shit whether they make the glasses or someone else does. So long as you allow open and unrestricted access to the internet Google makes money.
Google wants to make internet access ubiquitous and in doing so make everything else a commodity.
I totally agree. Same goes for Google Fiber. People were saying that it will take too long for them to become profitable but it is already a win for Google if they can create enough pressure to force the telecom companies to invest more money into highest bandwidth/speed connections.
They don't really give a shit whether they make the glasses or someone else does. So long as you allow open and unrestricted access to the internet Google makes money.
Google wants to make internet access ubiquitous and in doing so make everything else a commodity.