I think Google is making its money by selling its client software to equipment manufacturers. Since wifi is becoming more and more accessible and cell phones already able to stream to almost any place in the U.S., the biggest market is portable devices that provide a wide range of functionability.
A person can now watch a movie, listen to music, surf the internet, watch tv, youtube, skype, etc...and any number of other things all on a device that is the size (of once) a pocket calculator.
Smart TV's, which haven't really taken off yet, but with the Roku boxes and all the internet streaming channels now, having your own internet music library is a smart move for Google because they are tapping into a realm that is growing and giving the person the ability to, literally, upload their own content and then access it from any number of devices is a perk that is of high interest for early adapters.
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