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Re:Firefox 128 enables "privacy-preserving" ad measurements ... by pasc1878 on Monday July 15, 2024 @08:34AM (#40967281)
Yes although given current user behaviour and expectations I doubt they would make enough money to continue.

If even a Microsoft Executive is saying that anything on the web can be freely copied then what does a normal user think.

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Re:Firefox 128 enables "privacy-preserving" ad measurements ... by ndriscoll on Monday July 15, 2024 @08:45AM (#40967369)
They're a charitable nonprofit, and the Mozilla license is one of the more permissive ones; they're fine with you freely sharing their work.

They currently already get 7M/year in donations for no purpose. I imagine they'd get a lot more if that money would fund Firefox, and how many core/paid developers do they really need if they have people that know that they're doing?

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Re:Firefox 128 enables "privacy-preserving" ad measurements ... by account42 on Monday July 15, 2024 @08:57AM (#40967462)
Mozilla also doesn't have to operate out of one of the most expensive cities in the world. And no, they don't have to be there to attract competent developers either.
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