Comment on Firefox could be doomed without Google search deal, says executive

LandedGentry@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• sanzky@beehaw.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  while they have made a lot of dumb decisions, they are also in an almost impossible situation. every time they try to diversify their income they get hammered hard by the community.

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  • Ganbat@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Maybe they wouldn’t have needed to diversify into such predatory markets if their execs weren’t pocketing all the money.

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  • Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    i like how you make this sound like users are the ones at fault for not liking shitty things, how about mozilla tries earning money without making the world worse?

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    • overload@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      The internet runs on either ads, data harvesting, donations or the goodwill of solo developers. Firefox cannot generate revenue with ads or data and currently gets money from donations via Google and other companies. Are you expecting goodwill?

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      • SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Personally, I’m fine with Google giving money to Firefox to be the default search. Keeps my browser in business and I just change the search. I don’t see a problem here.

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      • tias@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I am. Why not make it a nonprofit?

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    • OrekiWoof@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      how

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• Ledericas@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  they got high off of the google supply, so to speak and became stagnant.

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