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From their message, it's not clear to me how COVID-19 is to blame for the layoffs. Especially in Taiwan, since Taiwan has been among the best in the world[1] at
by ptx 6y ago
From their message, it's not clear to me how COVID-19 is to blame for the layoffs. Especially in Taiwan, since Taiwan has been among the best in the world[1] at handling the pandemic and is doing relatively well.
Did Google reduce their payments in the new search deal because people search less when they work remotely due to COVID-19?
Did Mozilla reduce investment in tooling because developers' need for tools is reduced by COVID-19?
[1] https://www.cdc.gov.tw/En https://www.cdc.gov.tw/En
- calpaterson 6y agoI think what they're referring to is that COVID has damaged the advertising industry from which Mozilla receive royalties but in fact the problem is much more likely to be that only a small minority continue to use Firefox.