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> Yes. Absolutely. You claim it's a relevant yet provide no reasoning as to why. > It's 97% of their income. I think things would change a lot. Sure, one maj
by scriptkiddy 7y ago
> Yes. Absolutely.
You claim it's a relevant yet provide no reasoning as to why.
> It's 97% of their income. I think things would change a lot.
Sure, one major thing would change: the default search provider. People are quick to forget that Mozilla received no funding from google between 2014 and 2017. The only reason they signed a new contract with google in 2017/18 was because Yahoo went under. Without Google they would need to find a new search partner, and there are definitely other companies chomping at the bit.
> Nope. I'm actually wondering if anyone has some insight as to whether Google intends to stop funding them.
As far as I am aware, no, Google has no intention to end their contract with Mozilla. Also, you keep using the word "fund". That's not really what's happening here. The default search agreement is a business contract. It's in Google's business interests to be the default search provider on every possible platform; that includes Firefox. In fact, Mozilla actually holds most of the cards in this agreement. That's why google had to offer such a lucrative deal.
That said, I have no doubt in my mind that google would kill Mozilla without hesitation if they had the option. Luckily, they do not have that option.