• donut4ever@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    I love Firefox, don’t get me wrong, it’s my main browser. But it really feels uneasy that they’re working hard to get us away from the privacy unfriendly company that keeps Firefox afloat. lol

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      1 year ago

      I imagine they explored dumping Google, but all indicators show they would be on life-support for that decision

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        1 year ago

        Their contract with Google for having Google search as the primary search engine on Firefox, at least as of a couple of years ago, has been key in keeping the company afloat. I would be surprised if that wasn’t still the case.

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            1 year ago

            It’s where the majority of Mozilla’s funding comes from. Last I checked, the Google deal was responsible for something like 85% of their income.

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        Yup, iirc 80% of mozillas revenue comes from Google. I could very well be wrong, though. I read it the other day online. It feels like a Robin Hood situation to me. Lol

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          😬 that’s a little terrifying. Especially with the web drm bs now

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            It absolutely is. That’s why I always say we all need to donate when we can go open source projects. I know Mozilla seems very well off financially, but that’s literally because Google pays them a shit ton of money yearly. If they cut that off, they’re going under.

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              They get something like $500 million annually from Google. They have decently-sized cash reserves, but they’d have a LOT of trouble if Google ever cancel that deal.