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Firefox isn't a direct competitor to Chrome. It's Google's hedge against an anti-trust lawsuit. When you see Mozilla as a Big Tech trust-fund baby struggling w
by sk2020 6y ago
Firefox isn't a direct competitor to Chrome. It's Google's hedge against an anti-trust lawsuit.
When you see Mozilla as a Big Tech trust-fund baby struggling with cognitive dissonance, then their behavior makes sense.
- boomboomsubban 6y agoIf you look at the history of Mozilla's revenue, this conspiracy is ridiculous. Why would Yahoo compete over the Firefox contract if they serve as a hedge against a lawsuit?
- sk2020 6y agoWhy would you (Google) not prefer for someone else (yahoo!) to pay for something that benefits you? That Yahoo! leadership didn't renew the contract should tell you how much being a default search engine is actually worth. Why would you (actual you) believe that Google would provide nearly all of a "competitor's" revenue? that somehow makes more sense? The pontificating about privacy Mozilla does is total nonsense. They serve their users up to Google's surveillance enterprise without hesitation. They're a puppet to fool gullible hipsters with fashionable social statements.
- boomboomsubban 6y agoYahoo was bought out during the term of the contact. And I don't know the details, but I believe Google pays Apple for the same thing, paying Mozilla isn't surprising.