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United States vs. Google threaten independent browsers

by vishnumohandas on 12/19/24, 1:58 AM with 2 comments

• by gr4vityWall on 12/19/24, 2:11 AM

  It's sad how PR-dized that post feels. It's also sad how the issue being covered is only a big deal because Firefox's market share is abysmal, and as such, getting to be the default search engine isn't that valuable without extra incentives like Google has.

  I think the terrible administration from the previous CEO destroyed any chances of Firefox to remain capable of funding itself.

  Most of their other attempts of monetization were often at odds with their own user base. As time passes, those attempts are less and less likely to work, as the user base gets smaller. The remaining users are likely only staying because of certain privacy-focused features (like tab Containers) or because uBlock Origin works best with Firefox. And I believe those people don't trust Mozilla to spend donated money wisely...

  If anything, modern Firefox is a cool browser, and some interesting forks like Floorp do exist.

• by gnabgib on 12/19/24, 1:59 AM

  Article title: Proposed contractual remedies in United States v. Google threaten vital role of independent browsers

  .. which, granted, is oversized, but this edit doesn't quite capture the meaning. Perhaps: Proposed remedies in US v. Google threaten role of independent browsers?