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Doesn't Firefox get all its money from Google?

• sanxiyn 6y ago
  Yes, but Google is buying service from Firefox, Google is not donating to Firefox.
  • edoceo 6y ago
    Hm, the line between Foundation and Corporation is getting blurry from here
    • sp332 6y ago
      If only. Somehow there is no way for users to actually fund development of the browser.
  • dkarras 6y ago
    Google can afford not buying that service though. Can Mozilla afford Google not being their customer? I genuinely don't know.
    • Tijdreiziger 6y ago
      Given that the default search engine in Firefox was Yahoo for a year or so when Google decided not to pay... sure, why not?
      • exhilaration 6y ago
        I'm sure Microsoft would be happy to pay for Bing to be the default in Firefox.
    • SilasX 6y ago
      They could have, if they focused on their core mission the whole time and invested the excess in an endowment that made them independent of corporate donations.
    • occz 6y ago
      If Google don't pay for Firefox's continued existence, they'll have to deal with anti-trust lawsuits over their Chrome market share. That's essentially why they keep paying.