Agree with all your points. I am wondering what justification Sergey,Larry will give for this. If they took good ethical decisions, they would gain more respect from people. I read the book The Google Guys when I was 13 (now 20). Larry,Sergey were the first 2 people i sorta idolized. Been a Google fanboy mainly due to their incredibe R&D,STEM focus. Now, i feel sad. Obviously, not gonna defend bad actions but it's difficult to overcome that bias,fanboyism cultivated over the years.
I also wonder why Larry,Sergey are so out of action. They should have at least been more public till they're about 50 years old.
Weird thought: maybe somehow Google will help overthrow the communist govt in China in the future.
The fact that this news makes so many people sad is evidence of the fact that we expect better from Google.