Hardly surprising.

The seas and oceans were explored by merchants. Entities like British East India trading company.

The space might be explored by business men too!

Ironic, but true.

"Larry's fighting Elon!" is the new "Morpheus is fighting Neo!".

Perhaps we'll see "Google Moon", the first settlement requiring a Google Account to live in...

I would totally apply for a beta. I also expect it to be free, inline with all the other google services, in return for giving away all my data about my personal life, so they can put ads on my walls.

I don't know, companies seems to act more ratinal, than people or countries.

Isn't it more rational to collaborate, when there is almost infinite potential profit and huge risk?