They also could have used those payments to build up an endowment that makes them not dependent on others.
Agreed. Put half of it in investments every year, and after a few years they'd have had enough to sustain a browser nearly indefinitely.
That said, the terms of the contract are not public, and it's possible that it was restricted in a fashion which did not permit such usage.
Agreed. Put half of it in investments every year, and after a few years they'd have had enough to sustain a browser nearly indefinitely.
That said, the terms of the contract are not public, and it's possible that it was restricted in a fashion which did not permit such usage.