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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?