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This could keep the company alive though. If they lose their goog contract (which is 99% certain) they will have very little revenue.

dineshdb 6y ago
On the contrary, google contract has been rumored to be 99.99% certain (company sources).
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- yashap 6y ago
  Now confirmed: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/barrycollins/2020/08/13/mozilla-extends-critical-firefox-search-deal-with-google/amp/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/barrycolli...
  - edoceo 6y ago
    Without AMP: https://www.forbes.com/sites/barrycollins/2020/08/13/mozilla-extends-critical-firefox-search-deal-with-google/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/barrycollins/2020/08/13/mozilla...
  - infogulch 6y ago
    Right on the heels of Mozilla's announcement to shutdown research on a promising potential next gen browser engine. Hm. I wonder if the renewal deal had an impact on which programs Mozilla cut besides raw funding.
    - sroussey 6y ago
      Likely the other way around. They didn’t get as much as they wanted so they reprioritized and made cuts. Deals don’t happen and end in a press release the next day.
      - phonon 6y ago
        According to this[1], they got about the same annual amount. "our source told us Moz will likely pocket $400m to $450m a year between now and 2023 from the arrangement, citing internal discussions held earlier this year." [1]https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/14/mozilla_google_search/ https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/14/mozilla_google_search...
        rswail 6y ago
        So on the basis of "earning" $1.6 billion(!) Mozilla is "refocusing" on a bookmarking service, a VPN and a weird sorta "social VR" (whatever the fuck that is). What the hell are they doing with the rest of the money? It should be "paid back" to the shareholder (the foundation) as tax free dividends that are kept in a fund for the purposes of that foundation.
jacquesm 6y ago
Google needs Mozilla as much as Microsoft needed Apple and will be happy to fund them one way or another if only to look good in the eyes of the regulators. And it's pocket change to Google.

dineshdb 6y ago

On the contrary, google contract has been rumored to be 99.99% certain (company sources).

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yashap 6y ago
Now confirmed: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/barrycollins/2020/08/13/mozilla-extends-critical-firefox-search-deal-with-google/amp/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/barrycolli...
- edoceo 6y ago
  Without AMP: https://www.forbes.com/sites/barrycollins/2020/08/13/mozilla-extends-critical-firefox-search-deal-with-google/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/barrycollins/2020/08/13/mozilla...
- infogulch 6y ago
  Right on the heels of Mozilla's announcement to shutdown research on a promising potential next gen browser engine. Hm. I wonder if the renewal deal had an impact on which programs Mozilla cut besides raw funding.
  - sroussey 6y ago
    Likely the other way around. They didn’t get as much as they wanted so they reprioritized and made cuts. Deals don’t happen and end in a press release the next day.
    - phonon 6y ago
      According to this[1], they got about the same annual amount. "our source told us Moz will likely pocket $400m to $450m a year between now and 2023 from the arrangement, citing internal discussions held earlier this year." [1]https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/14/mozilla_google_search/ https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/14/mozilla_google_search...
      - rswail 6y ago
        So on the basis of "earning" $1.6 billion(!) Mozilla is "refocusing" on a bookmarking service, a VPN and a weird sorta "social VR" (whatever the fuck that is). What the hell are they doing with the rest of the money? It should be "paid back" to the shareholder (the foundation) as tax free dividends that are kept in a fund for the purposes of that foundation.

jacquesm 6y ago

Google needs Mozilla as much as Microsoft needed Apple and will be happy to fund them one way or another if only to look good in the eyes of the regulators. And it's pocket change to Google.