Now picture those able to afford their first mobile plan, they don’t have disposable income, they don’t have the option to pay for Firefox, I’m afraid this will drive people to use Google even more.
People need to also stop thinking free internet services are genuinely free. Pay for things that provide value and if it's free, ask what value is in it for the provider instead.
If there's a cost I want to see that passed on to the consumer. Otherwise I can't trust a company, simply put.
Chances are very small they will download a new browser (they don’t have much data to download stuff) even if it’s free. But once the word gets out that you have to pay for Firefox, it won’t matter if the free version is still there or if it’s as good as the paid one, Google broadcasts a louder message that it’s definitely free.