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Firefox/Mozilla is largely funded with the search deal which is usually paid by Google. Google has a vested interest in Firefox staying alive for competitive/m
by criley2 6y ago
Firefox/Mozilla is largely funded with the search deal which is usually paid by Google.
Google has a vested interest in Firefox staying alive for competitive/monopoly reasons, especially now that IE is official a Chrome skin.
e.g. https://www.forbes.com/sites/barrycollins/2020/08/13/mozilla-extends-critical-firefox-search-deal-with-google/#5bd73bdb6ea2 https://www.forbes.com/sites/barrycollins/2020/08/13/mozilla...
- distances 6y agoWasn't the last days' layoffs direct consequence of that deal expiring later this year?
- NikolaeVarius 6y agoNobody knows, since we dont know if the deal will renew
- Ndymium 6y agoThe deal has already been renewed: https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/14/mozilla_google_search/ https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/14/mozilla_google_search...
- hu3 6y ago> our source told us Moz will likely pocket $400m to $450m a year between now and 2023 from the arrangement Why in hell did they lay off MDN, Rust/Servo and Dev Tools teams?
- teddyh 6y agoMaybe because they wouldn’t have gotten the deal renewed otherwise?
- _underfl0w_ 6y agoIIRC the supposed "burden" of lowering Cxx suite salaries played a non-insignificant role.
- suprfsat 6y agoShouldn't they keep Rust with a goal of lowering dependence on Cxx in general?