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Are people actually expecting revenue in 2020 to be the same as previous years? That seems naive. Also: Why exactly do you believe this reporter who reported t

by fzzzy 6y ago

Are people actually expecting revenue in 2020 to be the same as previous years? That seems naive. Also: Why exactly do you believe this reporter who reported the previous day that the deal had fallen through?

jacquesm 6y ago
Reporters report, they don't make shit up. They may occasionally get the details wrong but in general they have a source of some sort that will give them info which they then pass on if it is deemed credible. If the deal wasn't inked and rumored not to be passed then that was newsworthy because everybody expected it to go through. It is very well possible that the reporter was wrong-footed on purpose. Anyway, without any proof to the contrary I'll take his word over yours so unless you want to substantiate with a figure rather than vague suggestions then I suggest we let that stand. Good negotiations on FF behalf and Google's anti-trust woes in Europe could very well get a deal inked at the same level as before. Finally, and this is reaching, it would be terrible if it ever came out that the reason the Google deal went through is because Mozilla let go of 25% of their employees, specifically the Servo team. Of course that's total speculation on my part but the optics here aren't good at all. Oh, and thank you for all the hard work on my daily driver.
- fzzzy 6y ago
  I hate to break it to you, but reporters lie all the time, and so do sources. Have you ever seen the Weekly World News? I don't really have much to say about your speculation. You'll probably just have to wait until the next annual report. The search engine deals are based on the amount of searches made by firefox users. Many, many firefox users use firefox on a school or work computer.
  - jacquesm 6y ago
    Ok, so no info then. Sorry, but if you want to discredit that reporter you will have to do better than just a general statement about reporters 'lying all the time', that sounds just a bit too much like a certain politician. I've been on the receiving end of interviews and have had my words misunderstood and occasionally twisted in a way that did not align with my intended meaning but I've yet to meet a reporter who would make something up. The 'Weekly World News' was fiction, I hold the register to a slightly higher standard.
    - fzzzy 6y ago
      Like I said, you'll just have to wait for the next financial report. It's odd you ignored the rest of my comment.

by fzzzy 6y ago

jacquesm 6y ago

Reporters report, they don't make shit up. They may occasionally get the details wrong but in general they have a source of some sort that will give them info which they then pass on if it is deemed credible. If the deal wasn't inked and rumored not to be passed then that was newsworthy because everybody expected it to go through. It is very well possible that the reporter was wrong-footed on purpose. Anyway, without any proof to the contrary I'll take his word over yours so unless you want to substantiate with a figure rather than vague suggestions then I suggest we let that stand. Good negotiations on FF behalf and Google's anti-trust woes in Europe could very well get a deal inked at the same level as before. Finally, and this is reaching, it would be terrible if it ever came out that the reason the Google deal went through is because Mozilla let go of 25% of their employees, specifically the Servo team. Of course that's total speculation on my part but the optics here aren't good at all. Oh, and thank you for all the hard work on my daily driver.

fzzzy 6y ago
I hate to break it to you, but reporters lie all the time, and so do sources. Have you ever seen the Weekly World News? I don't really have much to say about your speculation. You'll probably just have to wait until the next annual report. The search engine deals are based on the amount of searches made by firefox users. Many, many firefox users use firefox on a school or work computer.
- jacquesm 6y ago
  Ok, so no info then. Sorry, but if you want to discredit that reporter you will have to do better than just a general statement about reporters 'lying all the time', that sounds just a bit too much like a certain politician. I've been on the receiving end of interviews and have had my words misunderstood and occasionally twisted in a way that did not align with my intended meaning but I've yet to meet a reporter who would make something up. The 'Weekly World News' was fiction, I hold the register to a slightly higher standard.
  - fzzzy 6y ago
    Like I said, you'll just have to wait for the next financial report. It's odd you ignored the rest of my comment.