"Companies don’t really make money out of web browsers – the Explorers, Safaris and Firefoxes of the internet. So why is a new one so important to Google? Why i

"Companies don’t really make money out of web browsers – the Explorers, Safaris and Firefoxes of the internet. So why is a new one so important to Google? Why invest time and effort in a free product that generates no income for the company behind it?"" That sounds false to me. AFAIK, Firefox makes a lot of money for Mozilla via the search field (via adsense), and other browsers certainly do the same.