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Firefox could be doomed without Google search deal, says executive (www.theverge.com)

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't see how being a non-profit suddenly makes it cheaper to build a secure, modern and compatible browser. (Although I know lots of people underestimate how much effort that takes. But just consider that already Mozilla's doing it for far less money than Google invests in Chrome, for example.)

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Running a community-centred nonprofit is inherently more efficient resources-wise than paying managers and execs piles upon piles of cash in a for-profit scheme

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

That's the kind of thing that sounds nice, but in practice I don't think that's what evidence points towards.