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In this particular context there really isn't any difference. Technically Mozilla isn't in the business of delivering ads, but their revenue is mostly supported
by yakcyll 4mo ago
In this particular context there really isn't any difference. Technically Mozilla isn't in the business of delivering ads, but their revenue is mostly supported by ad money from Google, and Google, being an ad giant, can simply cut that stream off. The common sentiment seems to be that this would spell a life and death situation for the company and for the browser as a whole, which essentially makes Firefox a hostage to the whims of an ideologically hostile corporate entity.
- close04 4mo ago> Google, being an ad giant Isn't Google also a cloud giant?
- doublerabbit 4mo agoI wouldn't say so. They're not offering their cloud at the same scale other competitors. Not sure when the last was I saw advertising for unlike AWS, Azure. Felt more like their cloud services were more of a side product for when "the cloud" was the trendy buzzword and a way to justify their infrastructure costs. That and keeping a leg in the egg & spoon race.
- esseph 4mo agoGCP is growing faster than either AWS or Azure, roughly 60% a year. AWS seems to have stagnated in growth. Azure is a clown car.
- ivanmontillam 4mo agoStill wouldn't touch GCP with a 10-foot pole. Too much dependency in Google[0]. -- [0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48396596 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48396596
- mrhottakes 4mo agoSo your conclusion is based on advertising that you personally have noticed / haven't noticed?
- account42 4mo ago> Technically Mozilla isn't in the business of delivering ads They weren't back then but are now: https://blog.mozilla.org/en/advertising/mozilla-anonym-raising-the-bar-for-privacy-preserving-digital-advertising/ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/advertising/mozilla-anonym-raisi...