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Re:Google engineers want to make ad-blocking (near) impossible by laurentlb on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @07:47AM (#36876107)
> if Google stops funding Mozilla, will it still exist?

If Google stops funding Mozilla, would they manage to get another deal, e.g. with Bing? If so, the power of Google would be limited.

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Re:Google engineers want to make ad-blocking (near) impossible by Zambyte on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @07:56AM (#36876216)
Why do you think Microsoft wouldn't just let Mozilla fold and Firefox fail?
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Re:Google engineers want to make ad-blocking (near) impossible by laurentlb on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @07:59AM (#36876251)
I have no idea. I just pointed out that the control of Google depends on whether Firefox could find alternative founding or not.
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