ELI5: Why does Google offer all these free services like Google Docs, Sheets, Drive, Sites, Forms, etc. without any ads on them? How does Google benefit from this and why do they invest so much in creating and maintaining them? Submitted by Elena_Edie t3_11xetd5 on March 21, 2023 at 12:04 PM in explainlikeimfive 97 comments 187