Also when most if not all telemetry from mozilla firefox is opt out.
Including stuff like phoning home by default when you search, bookmarking something, delete anything from your history[1] and having a unique download token to track each install.[2]
[1] https://spyware.neocities.org/articles/firefox.html [2] https://www.ghacks.net/2022/03/17/each-firefox-download-has-...
Of course, many have postulated that Google's motivation to pay Mozilla all that money is actually to ensure that Mozilla remains in business, rather than to directly increase Google's own revenue with the added search traffic. By keeping Mozilla in business, Google can more convincingly argue that they do not have a monopoly on browsers. It may be the case that without this argument, Chrome could be subject to regulations that could benefit consumer privacy, but after watching all the recent congressional hearings involving big tech companies, I have very little faith in that happening any time soon. It's better to keep Mozilla around for now, and the only way to do that without turning Mozilla into another Google is for Google to essentially subsidize them.
that was the straw that broke the camel's back for me
at this point, I'd prefer chromium singularity to this circus. there's no difference. at least that would be one less browser to support