I hope this doesn't affect Mozilla's funding
this post was submitted on 05 Aug 2024
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And Apple’s. Somebody should think about the shareholders.
I'm more concerned about Firefox dying because of a lack of funding and in turn giving Google even more of a monopoly over web standards
I've read that the main reason Google funds Mozilla is to prevent a monopoly situation. I bet they'll stay committed.
Mozilla really does need to diversify their funding though.
I mean, it's very convenient, when your only competition depends on your funding.
Say, if you cut a bit of that funding, it won't immediately cease to exist. And you can double it in exchange for the right people taking the helm. There'll be kickbacks almost impossible to prove.
This should be in the law. If your competition is funded by you, it's not that.
To frame this question differently, why is Apple able to sell default access on their devices?
Quick math shows Apple makes ~100 Billion per year. The article states Google pays ~20 Billion to Apple per year. That's a significant value to Apple.
I'm not necessarily disagreeing with the decision, but curious how Google paying Apple is a monopoly, but Apple offering search to the highest bidder isn't also a problem (or maybe it is).
As another example, how well did the EU browser choice ruling have on consumers choosing a browser.
I wonder if Apple does a cost analysis on search every year and frequently go "NOPE" at the current state of search.
Apple Maps took years to shed it's reputation. A Apple version of search would being a lot of negative press. And they can't exactly handshake with Microsoft and Bing, as Bing has its own negative reputation.
All the smaller search engines, so they fit into the Apple mindset?
At the end of the day, they'll take Google's money. While finding a way to make their own.
Cool, now do Chrome!
Now do Chrome.