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> They squandered a lot of money, while neglecting their core business (their web browser). They are not a business, they are a non-profit organization. And th
by rowyourboat 9y ago
> They squandered a lot of money, while neglecting their core business (their web browser).
They are not a business, they are a non-profit organization. And their aim is not to simply build a better browser, but to preserve the open web, and put control in the hands of the users. Granted, phoneOS was a failure, but given their mission, they had to try.
- mal808 9y agoI really appreciate that they tried phoneOS, It was very disappointed that it didn't work out.
- bigbugbag 9y agoThey are a non-profit organization owning a for profit corporation making tens to hundred millions dollars a year selling users data to search engine. Notably this non-profit organization had provisioned $15 millions anticipating that the IRS might get into how a non-profit was actually for profit, it eventually happened and the foundation ended up getting a $1.5 million fine for their google income before setting up the for profit corporation scheme[1]. [1]: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/11/18/google_still_mozilla_sugar_daddy/ https://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/11/18/google_still_mozill... The non-profit organization foundation
- minusf 9y agonon-profits and research organisations can also have a "core business", it's just a different word normally for the main thing they were created for.