Let’s also not forget Google wants you storing your photos on Google Photos, listening to music on YouTube, buying / renting movies from the Google Store, and streaming from Google TV.
It isn’t just YouTube. It’s their whole ecosystem.
By the way, I have a NAS setup. Was it pricey? Sure. But it cost about what it would to watch the NFL this year, and should last several years.
Looks a lot like and older Civilization and Sim City had a baby.