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It is for the sake of users, like the parent said. We want Mozilla to make money. As it is right now, they produce all this free software and don't make a cent
by zanny 13y ago
It is for the sake of users, like the parent said. We want Mozilla to make money. As it is right now, they produce all this free software and don't make a cent from any of it. That can only continue as long as they stay in Google's good graces to fund them, and as anyone with a popular youtube channel or dependence on adsense or as a user of any of the dozens of products they have shut down (like Google Voice third party apps in the next week) they are a fickle company to work with.
- magicalist 13y agoTo be accurate though, Mozilla has a lot more leverage there any of the analogs you mention. Mozilla isn't getting handouts from Google. They probably deliver more revenue to Google by setting it as the default search than any other partner Google has. iOS/mobile Safari is probably the only other contender. Finding ways to diversify is good, though.