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Yes. Wasn't Google also one the main forces behind PWAs? Google also introduced so many new web APIs (even WebUSB!) in an attempt to make web apps competitive with native apps and their native APIs.

To resolve this conundrum, Google as a whole cannot be said to be "for" or "against" the open web. Instead, Google's infamous internal infighting means that you can only say some parts of Google are for the open web, others are against, and sometimes one has an upper hand.