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Firefox receives funding from google. In 2022, 81% of Mozilla's revenues were derived from Google. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Corporation#Google ht
by Fredkin 2y ago
Firefox receives funding from google.
In 2022, 81% of Mozilla's revenues were derived from Google.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Corporation#Google https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Corporation#Google
Use LibreWolf instead.
- Dennip 2y agoHaving Firefox alive helps Google beat the monopoly charges, presumably
- squarefoot 2y agoThat is very likely the one reason, which means that although Google needs Mozilla to stay afloat for their "See, your honor, we're not a monopoly!" ridiculous argument, they still have a huge leverage to literally force Mozilla to keep Firefox behind. I wonder if everyone calling Firefox as "Google Firefox" could somehow compromise that narrative.
- tivert 2y ago> they still have a huge leverage to literally force Mozilla to keep Firefox behind. I wonder if that was part of the reason Mozilla chose to lay off the entire R&D team that was working on their next-generation browser engine that would solve some pretty long-standing issues? Anyway, building a browser is hard and expensive work, and it was probably a mistake to move away from getting one in a box at Best Buy for $50.
- dartharva 2y ago> Use LibreWolf instead. What's the point when it's literally just a reskinned firefox? What's keeping Firefox alive is also keeping all of its derivatives alive.
- Fredkin 2y agoDerivatives of Firefox can take or leave features that Mozilla is pushing. For example Pocket isn't in LibreWolf. Google and Mozilla have less influence over what derivatives do - well that's my hope anyway. It's still not ideal. Can you recommend any alternatives that have good fingerprinting resistance and are not Chromium / Gecko / WebKit based?