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Re:Mozilla signs fresh Google search deal by jhardy54 on Friday August 14, 2020 @10:27PM (#24165371)
> If funding Mozilla resulted in no return, Google would have realized it by now. They have been doing it for quite a long time.

Conspiracy theory: the return on investment is that the active development of Firefox defends Google against anti-trust accusations.

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Re:Mozilla signs fresh Google search deal by 20after4 on Saturday August 15, 2020 @01:16AM (#24166159)
Is it really a conspiracy theory? It's almost certainly a significant portion of the equation.
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Re:Mozilla signs fresh Google search deal by kolbe on Friday August 14, 2020 @10:36PM (#24165414)
You are not alone in this conspiracy theory. A significant portion of Google’s business right now is to fend of anti-trust accusations.
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