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> And it's not like they need to sell ads to make money. Actually, they likely do need to sell ads if they want to keep Firefox alive.
by cbtacy 5y ago
> And it's not like they need to sell ads to make money.
Actually, they likely do need to sell ads if they want to keep Firefox alive.
- squarefoot 5y agoNot quite. https://www.zdnet.com/article/sources-mozilla-extends-its-google-search-deal/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/sources-mozilla-extends-its-go... Tl;Dr: Mozilla gets no less than $400 million yearly from Google just by keeping it as default search engine. I was happy to donate to Mozilla in the past, and would do again even knowing about the agreement with Google; I want to support them. But I'm donating to support development and promotion, not to make some rich execs even more richer. If that's the case, then I'll use my wallet elsewhere.
- bluGill 5y agoNo they don't. The way Mozilla is currently setup they need to sell ads, but there are other ways to manage firefox (note that separation between Mozilla and firefox!).
- cbtacy 5y agoFormer Mozilla employee here... I'm not sure you're correct unless you are talking about turning Firefox into a non-commercial open source project supported by volunteers.