Mozilla’s Fix-the-Internet Incubator

Re:Mozilla’s Fix-the-Internet Incubator by syshum on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @11:42AM (#23312522)

I thought the Mozilla Google partnership ended several years ago when they changed to Yahoo for Default search and signed a MASSIVE mutiyear deal with Yahoo.

I know they terminated it (and kept the money) when Yahoo was sold to Verizon but I had not heard they signed a new deal with Google, I assume they were surviving off the Yahoo Money still

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Re:Mozilla’s Fix-the-Internet Incubator by cadence- on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @11:48AM (#23312624)

They currently have search deal with google. This was disclosed in their yearly financial statements. ~90% of their revenue comes from google.

https://www.computerworld.com/article/3487825/mozilla-in-tro...

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Re:Mozilla’s Fix-the-Internet Incubator by drapred7 on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @11:52AM (#23312695)

Cadence's point is very valid. Mozilla gets funding by charging search engines to be the default in Firefox and that isn't changing anytime soon.

I wish people didn't instinctively downvote when someone is wrong on a technicality, but this is a site filled with nerds after all lol

EDIT: i guess he isnt even technically wrong.

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Re:Mozilla’s Fix-the-Internet Incubator by snazz on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @01:39PM (#23314096)

The default is still Google. The search deal with Google is where the vast majority of their budget comes from.

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