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The CEO raised her own wage repeatedly while the Firefox market share tanked, during which she directed spending to useless projects that were all eventually sh

by 0xy 5y ago

The CEO raised her own wage repeatedly while the Firefox market share tanked, during which she directed spending to useless projects that were all eventually shelved and proceeded to plaster Firefox in ads (full page after update) when it became obvious her strategy was an abject failure. Firefox development itself has been rudderless and lethargic for a long time. WebKit introduced backdrop filters 7 years ago and Firefox is still working on implementing them. [1] I don't think that's a particularly high standard. The CEO is a failure and the board is incompetent for not firing her years ago. [1] https://webkit.org/blog/3632/introducing-backdrop-filters/ https://webkit.org/blog/3632/introducing-backdrop-filters/

boomboomsubban 5y ago
Baker became provisional CEO in December 2019, and formally took the job in 2020. We only have salary information for one year she held the position, if that. I'm not sure if 2019 or 2020 is the last available. And when executive salaries were rising and user share dropping, revenues were way up. From $120 million in 2010 to $520 million in 2016. Of course some of that will go to the people in charge.
- 0xy 5y ago
  The extra cash is not because Firefox is more successful, it's an additional bribe from Google so they can point to an alternative browser when governments come after them for browser anti-trust. Most of their non-Firefox pet projects have been failures. Implying she joined in December 2019 is seriously underplaying her role before then. [1] Her accomplishments as CEO are tanking growth, a slew of failed projects, massive layoffs and the expansion of obnoxious full-page banner ads baked into the browser. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell_Baker#Mozilla_Foundation_and_Mozilla_Corporation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell_Baker#Mozilla_Foundat...
  - boomboomsubban 5y ago
    >extra cash is not because Firefox is more successful, it's an additional bribe from Google so they can point to an alternative browser when governments come after them for browser anti-trust. Except yknow, 2016 where the majority of their money came from Yahoo. Because that money is buying something of value, Google is just the company that most wants the product. >Implying she joined in December 2019 is seriously underplaying her role before then. She became provisional CEO in 2019, like I said. And I'd have to guess she was officially hired as nobody better wanted the job for the salary.
nikolqy 5y ago
- nikolqy 5y ago
  - hobs 5y ago
    * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carly_Fiorina https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carly_Fiorina * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meg_Whitman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meg_Whitman The list goes on of conservative woman CEOs, but you probably should do some personal introspection on why the concept of such a person makes you upset.
    - nikolqy 5y ago
      Now do the Fortune 500. Narrative crumble. It was a joke with sole truth to it, nothing personal. Just having fun here.

by 0xy 5y ago

boomboomsubban 5y ago

Baker became provisional CEO in December 2019, and formally took the job in 2020. We only have salary information for one year she held the position, if that. I'm not sure if 2019 or 2020 is the last available. And when executive salaries were rising and user share dropping, revenues were way up. From $120 million in 2010 to $520 million in 2016. Of course some of that will go to the people in charge.

0xy 5y ago
The extra cash is not because Firefox is more successful, it's an additional bribe from Google so they can point to an alternative browser when governments come after them for browser anti-trust. Most of their non-Firefox pet projects have been failures. Implying she joined in December 2019 is seriously underplaying her role before then. [1] Her accomplishments as CEO are tanking growth, a slew of failed projects, massive layoffs and the expansion of obnoxious full-page banner ads baked into the browser. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell_Baker#Mozilla_Foundation_and_Mozilla_Corporation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell_Baker#Mozilla_Foundat...
- boomboomsubban 5y ago
  >extra cash is not because Firefox is more successful, it's an additional bribe from Google so they can point to an alternative browser when governments come after them for browser anti-trust. Except yknow, 2016 where the majority of their money came from Yahoo. Because that money is buying something of value, Google is just the company that most wants the product. >Implying she joined in December 2019 is seriously underplaying her role before then. She became provisional CEO in 2019, like I said. And I'd have to guess she was officially hired as nobody better wanted the job for the salary.

nikolqy 5y ago

nikolqy 5y ago
- hobs 5y ago
  * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carly_Fiorina https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carly_Fiorina * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meg_Whitman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meg_Whitman The list goes on of conservative woman CEOs, but you probably should do some personal introspection on why the concept of such a person makes you upset.
  - nikolqy 5y ago
    Now do the Fortune 500. Narrative crumble. It was a joke with sole truth to it, nothing personal. Just having fun here.