• dan@upvote.au
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          5
          ·
          edit-2
          1 year ago

          It’s where the majority of Mozilla’s funding comes from. Last I checked, the Google deal was responsible for something like 85% of their income.

    • donut4ever@lemm.ee
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      9
      ·
      1 year ago

      Yup, iirc 80% of mozillas revenue comes from Google. I could very well be wrong, though. I read it the other day online. It feels like a Robin Hood situation to me. Lol

      • Ado@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        7
        ·
        edit-2
        1 year ago

        😬 that’s a little terrifying. Especially with the web drm bs now

        • donut4ever@lemm.ee
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          7
          ·
          1 year ago

          It absolutely is. That’s why I always say we all need to donate when we can go open source projects. I know Mozilla seems very well off financially, but that’s literally because Google pays them a shit ton of money yearly. If they cut that off, they’re going under.

          • dan@upvote.au
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            1
            ·
            1 year ago

            They get something like $500 million annually from Google. They have decently-sized cash reserves, but they’d have a LOT of trouble if Google ever cancel that deal.