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Apparently this caught Verizon by surprise: > "Yahoo and Mozilla have enjoyed a productive relationship together since 2014," said Charles Stewart, a spokesman
by angrygoat 9y ago
Apparently this caught Verizon by surprise:
> "Yahoo and Mozilla have enjoyed a productive relationship together since 2014," said Charles Stewart, a spokesman for Verizon’s digital advertising business, Oath. "We are surprised that Mozilla has decided to take another path and we are in discussions with them regarding the terms of our agreement."
(Source: https://washpost.bloomberg.com/Story?docId=1376-OZF67R6VDKHT01-3Q1EL6333OH9NTHGDT8LPKMRI9 https://washpost.bloomberg.com/Story?docId=1376-OZF67R6VDKHT...)
- sambe 9y agoThat sounds a lot like "we are going to try not to pay".
- pdpi 9y agoNever mind "try not to pay", that's table stakes. Likelier than not, they'll seek some form of reparation.
- roselan 9y agoOr maybe Mozilla doesn't want to send search queries and user info to Verizon for analytics. Plus there might be a trust issue with search results.
- sambe 9y agoThat's not an "or". According to the article, Mozilla is very likely still entitled to payment after terminating. The statement from Yahoo in the grandparent comment makes it sound like Verizon didn't quite realise this possibility and are looking to avoid it.
- mtgx 9y agoMy first thought about this was that Verizon was pushing for some additional tracking requirements with which Mozilla was not comfortable. Google may be a little more flexible in that regards. Or maybe Mozillians just don't like Verizon.
- Vinnl 9y agoThey've been fighting them over e.g. net neutrality for quite a while, so it makes sense they don't want to be associated with them.
- azernik 9y agoJust because the official line is "we are surprised" doesn't mean they're actually surprised. This came from a spokesman.