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> But as the number of Firefox users decreases (due to the growing market dominance of the Chrome browser), and those users click on fewer online ads (for examp

> But as the number of Firefox users decreases (due to the growing market dominance of the Chrome browser), and those users click on fewer online ads (for example, because they’re spending less during the COVID-19 pandemic), the willingness of Google and other customers to pay the Mozilla Corporation for those users decreases accordingly. > Thus when COVID-19 hit and the Mozilla Corporation hit a brick wall in terms of search engine revenue... Did the pandemic really have an impact on search engine revenue? From what I can tell, users are spending more time online, viewing (and maybe even clicking) more ads and searching for more things online. Google's stock is back to its pre-pandemic peak level, so they seem to be doing fine. Did Google play hard-ball with Mozilla during their contract negotiations, and manage to lower the cost of their default search engine deal? If so, I feel like that should've generated a bigger outrage than some Chrome UX/Security people tweaking the URL bar. Especially with all the antitrust stuff going on.

slightwinder 6y ago
Companies are spending less money for ads, some even went bankrupt. People also have less money to spend, or are just careful not wasting it in uncertain times. Though, yes, in most countries it normalizes, but the dent in income is visable.
- quicklime 6y ago
  And yet, Google’s revenue only decreased by 2%, and Facebook’s increased by 11%. I can see Google making an argument not to increase the amount of money they pay to Mozilla this time, but not to decrease it.
  - slightwinder 6y ago
    Not really? Revenue in Q1 and q2 for Alphabet were sinking. What went up were other areas than advertisment, as also they were doing some budget-savings, to reduce the actual fall of revenue, saving some costs at the end.
    - quicklime 6y ago
      Hmm, yeah I was talking about total revenue, but "Google Search & other" revenue went down by about 13% between Q1 and Q2. Which is not great, but the market seems to think this will be a temporary thing (their stock is trading at February prices).

slightwinder 6y ago

Companies are spending less money for ads, some even went bankrupt. People also have less money to spend, or are just careful not wasting it in uncertain times. Though, yes, in most countries it normalizes, but the dent in income is visable.

quicklime 6y ago
And yet, Google’s revenue only decreased by 2%, and Facebook’s increased by 11%. I can see Google making an argument not to increase the amount of money they pay to Mozilla this time, but not to decrease it.
- slightwinder 6y ago
  Not really? Revenue in Q1 and q2 for Alphabet were sinking. What went up were other areas than advertisment, as also they were doing some budget-savings, to reduce the actual fall of revenue, saving some costs at the end.
  - quicklime 6y ago
    Hmm, yeah I was talking about total revenue, but "Google Search & other" revenue went down by about 13% between Q1 and Q2. Which is not great, but the market seems to think this will be a temporary thing (their stock is trading at February prices).