Mozilla != Google Funding such services is a big decision for them -- they're the ones that have to support it, keep it up, and pay for it (for the life of the

Mozilla != Google Funding such services is a big decision for them -- they're the ones that have to support it, keep it up, and pay for it (for the life of the service). As they make money in a distinctly different way from Google, they don't have the same positive feedback loop -- Google is happy to provide you free web services because you are the product.