In a way...I kinda wonder how much Mozilla needs to stay a purely private company.

Giving the current climate relative to Google, Microsoft and Apple's presence on the web, having Mozilla become a nationally funded project at a dedicated org. doesn't look like wild dreams.

To jest if it becomes Germany's official administration's technology provider, investing a significant amount in the ongoing maintenance of firefox would be a given. Make that a multi-country deal and enough money would float around.

There would be still issues on the governance and keeping it a competitive and innovative product, but it isn't unheard of.