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Firefox still has the search box because it's where the majority of their revenue comes from. I suppose now they'll have a search box but no location bar?
by MatthewPhillips 15y ago
Firefox still has the search box because it's where the majority of their revenue comes from. I suppose now they'll have a search box but no location bar?
- asadotzler 15y agoFirefox has a search box because it's helpful to users. Period. End of story. If it's not helpful to users, it'll go away or be replaced. Mozilla does not build features to generate money. Mozilla builds features to make the Web a better place for users and developers.
- ohashi 15y agoBut that particular feature generates them millions of dollars and is their primary source of funding. It's not far fetched to imagine if it came down to it, issues surrounding it might be more complex than other UI issues.
- Qz 15y agoDefaulting to google generates millions, but it's there in the first place because it's useful.
- mixmastamyk 15y agoIt's a much bigger waste of space than the location bar, especially when keyword searches are much more flexible.