Firefox

20565 readers

3 users here now

/c/firefox

A place to discuss the news and latest developments on the open-source browser Firefox.

Rules

1. Adhere to the instance rules

2. Be kind to one another

3. Communicate in a civil manner

Reporting

If you would like to bring an issue to the moderators attention, please use the "Create Report" feature on the offending comment or post and it will be reviewed as time allows.

founded 5 years ago

MODERATORS

k_o_t@lemmy.ml

golden_zealot@lemmy.ml

172

Firefox could be doomed without Google search deal, says executive (www.theverge.com)

submitted 3 months ago by KarnaSubarna@lemmy.ml to c/firefox@lemmy.ml

61 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] Vincent@feddit.nl 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I fail to understand how they haven't figured out a way out of this seems to me they're using all the money they from Google as if there is no tomorrow... Why on earth also if Firefox is so clearly their main product does it seem to not always be at the centre of their attention?

The answer to the second question is the answer to the first - there have been a ton of attempts at alternative sources of funding, but it's hard to come close to the ~half a billion USD the default search deal provides. So far the branded services you're calling for don't seem to have been able to pull it off, and I haven't seen any signs that donations would be able to either.

(Although as for email with Thunderbird...)