• ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml
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    7 months ago

    The fact that Mozilla is so dependent on Google is the actual problem here, diversifying where they get funding from is precisely what they should be doing going forward.

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      7 months ago

      Mozilla has diversified… By jumping into AI.

      • Spent $65-265 million on AI that we know of
      • Bought an AI company for an undisclosed sum and funded more AI research for unknown amounts
      • Brought AI to Kenya (in a move strangely reminiscent of cryptocurrency companies trying to fix the “unranked” problem

      And shuttering previous diversification products and laying off staff.

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      7 months ago

      I definitely agree with you, but finding another partner to get hundreds of millions of dollars per year isn’t trivial.

      • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml
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        7 months ago

        Sure, but finding more partners is crucial for long term survival, so if Mozilla never reaches out to anybody for fear of offending Google then they’re always gonna be stuck in this sort of abusive relationship. Becoming so reliant on Google in the first place shouldn’t have happened, but it’s better to start fixing that sooner than later. It’s also worth noting that the main reason Google funds FF is to protect themselves from antitrust litigation. As long as FF is around and gets a bit of usage, then Google can point to it to say that Chrome isn’t a browser monopoly.