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Wasn't the last days' layoffs direct consequence of that deal expiring later this year?

• NikolaeVarius 6y ago
  Nobody knows, since we dont know if the deal will renew
  • Ndymium 6y ago
    The 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 ago
        Maybe because they wouldn’t have gotten the deal renewed otherwise?
        • hu3 6y ago
          How does firing some of their brilliant tech staff helps them renew a deal to keep Google as default search on Firefox?
          • teddyh 6y ago
            The theory is that Google might have required this of Mozilla as part of the deal, either officially or unofficially.
            • distances 6y ago
              That's straight up on the ridiculous conspiracy theory field though.
              • teddyh 6y ago
                It’s certainly a conspiracy theory, and I’d call it unlikely, but I wouldn’t go so far as to call it ridiculous. Much worse things have been known to happen in business.
      • _underfl0w_ 6y ago
        IIRC the supposed "burden" of lowering Cxx suite salaries played a non-insignificant role.
        • suprfsat 6y ago
          Shouldn't they keep Rust with a goal of lowering dependence on Cxx in general?