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Extension signing makes Google money because it supports their platform infrastructure. It supports things like Google Play. Microsoft also made money from Inte
by apostacy 10y ago
Extension signing makes Google money because it supports their platform infrastructure. It supports things like Google Play. Microsoft also made money from Internet Explorer, even though they didn't charge money for it. They benefited from controlling the platform.
Mozilla has no such incentives. And they also don't have any larger strategy that Firefox supports.