Comment on Will Firefox die for good if Google is forced to sell off Chrome?

Godort@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• mkwt@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Part of the DOJ ask is that the Google search business should be enjoined from paying for preferential s default status on other platforms.

  They want to prohibit the Firefox arrangement as part of the anti trust matter.

  source

  • Squizzy@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Which is justified in all fairness, firefox is too dependent on monopoly for support to be competitive going forward

    source

    • A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Google literally only pays firefox so it can point at firefox and go “Look, see, not anti-competitive/monopoly!”

      source
• dysprosium@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  The main reason of Google’s financing is probably because they don’t want to be accused of a browser monopoly.

  Google search is not the same thing as google Chrome

  I never said that

  source

  • VerPoilu@sopuli.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Google has been paying Firefox since before Chrome existed.

    source
  • ElPussyKangaroo@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Google pays Firefox to have Google Search as the default search engine. Chrome is not the major money maker. It doesn’t even earn any money.

    source

    • halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It doesn’t even earn any money.

      Neither do the rotisserie chickens at the store. Or Costco’s $1.50 hot dog and soda combo.

      Chrome isn’t intended to make money, it’s a loss leader.

      source

      • Warl0k3@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        It’s a side point, but the costco hotdogs do absolutely turn a profit. $1.50 seems unreasonably low because of how much we’re used to paying for food these days, but its hotdogs and a fountain drink, the cost of ingredients is next to nothing.

        source

        • -> View More Comments
      • NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Poor chicken.

        source