Currently, Google pays Firefox’s bill by having them set their default search engine to Google.
This will no longer be when Chrome is in the hands of another party. DOJ is currently advocating for this forced sellout.
So will Firefox be no more after that?
Quite the opposite. The death of Mozilla Corp will drive the community to greater heights. I expect to see Floorp, Librefox, and even Basilisk/Pale Moon having a voice in the conversation of post-MozCo Firefox.
I’ve got to say, Librewolf has been a breath of fresh air. It even is compatible with Firefox sync with a little poking around.
I switched to it some time ago. Took a while to find all the dials to turn to get some (trusted) sites to work, but the fact that it’s free of telemetry and has Ublock makes it worth it.
You know what awaits us at greater heights? The state sponsored APT groups and ransomware operators.
I just can’t see how cutting the funding for both chrome and firefox is going to make the web a better place.
Chrome funding would shift, not necessarily stop. And having a dirty source of funds as your primary source is fundamental corruption. Even if works now, the future is bleak.
Please Mozilla Corp, just die already and leave Firefox to the community.
The community has always been free to step in. How is the end of Mozilla corp going to help?
Because the money flows to them and where money flows does attention and thus contributors.