I don't see anywhere that they want to cripple youtube to make it more profit centric. That doesn't seem to be their style.
Youtube is enormous, it gets them a LOT of notice, a lot of numbers. But if it becomes too much of a burdeon, they'll likely sell or slowly phase it out.
Just like any other business.
As nice as some folks like using Youtube, its not a charity. They sustain it via other divisions. They have no responsibility to keep losing money if they don't want to.
[citation][nom]eyefinity[/nom]How about this Google?You continue to provide youtube, losing money, and we'll keep using your search, making money.You want to advertise/screw us out of youtube so it's unwatchable, you can be sure your search won't be that far behind.How about you give us something back, just for a change. That would make you the only one doing it. Worth it? You can decide.[/citation]
You are getting something. Youtube use for free. Free easy search. Google Mail for free. Google Earth for Free. Google maps. etc...
You technically don't have to spend a penny. Seems like you're already getting quite a good deal here.