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You're still missing the point. FF is free. Where is the revenue coming from? I think I found my answer on your page though, https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2017

You're still missing the point. FF is free. Where is the revenue coming from? I think I found my answer on your page though, https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2017/11/14/firefox-features-google-as-default-search-provider-in-the-u-s-canada-hong-kong-and-taiwan/ https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2017/11/14/firefox-features-go... Mozilla is acting as a Google puppet. I'm sure they didn't risk breaking a 5 year deal with Yahoo for nothing.

civilitty 9y ago
Do you not understand the idea behind the basic exchange of value that all of our economic systems are based on? Firefox has a lot of users (because it's free and a good product, duh), so Google pays Mozilla a lot of money to be the default search engine upon first download - something that literally anyone and their grandmother can immediately change to their preference. Oh and Mozilla had a contract with Google before they switched to Yahoo so how about taking your conspiratorial nonsense to r/T_D where it belongs.
- wtf_is_up 9y ago
  Everyone I disagree with is a reddit boogeyman
actionscripted 9y ago
It's not like it's a secret that Mozilla Corp. makes their money from search. It's been that way for a very long time and they spell it out right in the State of Mozilla link: "The majority of Mozilla Corporation’s revenue is from royalties earned through Firefox web browser search partnerships and distribution deals around the world." Their revenue is up more than $100 million from last year so they're not exactly dying. How do you figure they're barely surviving? How does that make them a Google puppet? What exactly is your point through this thread? If you think it's news that they take Google's money I'm not sure you're qualified to be making these sorts of claims.