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> The minute Mozilla starts being relevant in search, Google will cut their billions USD/year sponsorship, killing Mozilla in the process. The incentives are no

> The minute Mozilla starts being relevant in search, Google will cut their billions USD/year sponsorship, killing Mozilla in the process. The incentives are not there. Google needs mozilla more than anyone. It would be a big win for the web if google stopped financing mozilla and had to deal with the consequences.

reissbaker 2y ago
Why does Google need Mozilla at this point? Firefox has 2.6% market share. Sure, I imagine the cost/benefit ratio is slightly positive for Google, but Mozilla needs Google since that's the majority of their revenue; the reverse is definitely not true.
- likeabatterycar 2y ago
  Mozilla is like the legit side business the Mafia uses for taxes, group health benefits, etc. and to give an air of legitimacy to their operation. Google needs Mozilla to exist to prove on paper they don't hold a monopoly with Chrome.
  - scq 2y ago
    Safari and Edge have larger market shares, they don't need Firefox for that.
    - ipaddr 2y ago
      Edge is based off of chrome. Safari isn't a browser outside of Apple computers.
      - hu3 2y ago
        IMO the value is more about market share of the browser than the engine.
- mmh0000 2y ago
  It’s an anti-competitive ploy run by Google so they can point to Firefox and say “look there are competitors we’re not the only browser.”
- endofreach 2y ago
  As likeabatterycar said, it's about avoiding anti trust / monopoly issues. Just imagine mozilla died and google had to cut lose chrome. That would really be interesting.
- jamieplex 2y ago
  Wow, that little? I LOVE Firefox. I guess that market share should either make me feel real good, or quite lonely...