> Google revenue
For those who've lost track of that situation, can you provide a link or two?
Is Mozilla management looking at current national politics and figuring that antitrust pressure on Google is going to be nil for the next four years?
For those who've lost track of that situation, can you provide a link or two?
Is Mozilla management looking at current national politics and figuring that antitrust pressure on Google is going to be nil for the next four years?
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/06/technology/google-search-...
I mean, it's the same situation as last year. Google lost the lawsuit, got declared a monopoly, the DOJ said they'll force Google to stop paying Apple and Mozilla for placement on their devices/browser (for Mozilla that means losing $500 million in ARR), Google is appealing but as of right now it'll come into effect in the second half of 2025. Which is the impetus for Mozilla to try find a lot of extra revenue. Also Trump isn't a fan of Google so unlikely he'll save them. Although ironically, Apple and Mozilla are the biggest losers: Apple gets billions from Google and Mozilla $500 million.
That being said, I also don't think the browser "duopoly" is as entrenched as market share suggests. As Chromium is open source, the cost to the consumer of switching browsers is minimal; Chrome, Edge, Brave, Vivaldi, Opera and un-googled Chromium all offer very similar browsing experiences and the main difference is small UI things. If Google does something anti-consumer, people can jump ship very easily. Other corporations can also fork Chromium very easily (as some have already done).
https://www.reuters.com/technology/google-urges-doj-reverse-...
Google kissed the ring and donated $1 Million to his inauguration fund.
https://www.businessinsider.com/google-donates-1-million-tru...