Question. If Google is a monopoly, and there is a competitor that relies on their income. How does it negatively affect Google to eliminate competition?
TNT_Guerilla
Yeah, I don’t think they totally thought about this one. I mean, it’s not like people are going to start using bing because Google suddenly doesn’t get default status. It’s still the best, most straight forward search engine. And what are they talking about monopoly? I get that paying browser companies to use their site by default is a bit aggressive, but people use duckduckgo, bing, etc. so it’s not like they’re the ONLY search engine available and they’re going out of their way to prevent other search engines from being used, aside from paying browsers to make it the default.
L0veToReddit
mozilla has like 1% browser market share
SameRandomUsername
Still not a reason to let google get all the ad juice.
ifq29311
yep
mozilla execs are sweating bullets rn
Azaze666
When ppl will complain about Google anti-root practices on android will be late….
I’m sad for Mozilla but that was expected and there is worse in my opinion at least
That_Fetcher-Fargoth
Mozilla having a non-garbage browser shouldn’t prevent Google from being declared a monopoly and the penalties/punishments that come along with it. Mozilla should have seen this coming, this is what happens when you hitch your wagon to a corrupt company.
bigfathairybollocks
Firefox ftw.. yeah? still? did i do good to never ever use anything but the fox for the last 20 years?
liaminwales
We need firefox!
Mutant_Stump
I use Mozilla and like it, with that said if they go down I will laugh in their faces for ever tieing themselves to rats like Google.
Turnbob73
The cynic in me would laugh his ass off if Firefox bottomed out on you guys lol
Affectionate-Print81
This would have scared me years ago. Right now google search is as bad as it has ever been. The only way to get a straight answer from google is to type reddit after each search.
Jristz
Isn’t Blink the rendered engines of Chrome usted by most except Firefox?
Should not make a Firefox dissapesring make a doble Google monopoly and got Is even worst maybe for them (and us)?
B3H4VE
Just this week I switched back to Firefox after being away from it for 13 years.
I installed it to my desktop, laptop, and android device and also set it as password manager in android and it rocks so far. Mozilla account sync and tab transfer is great. Performance is solid and as google is removing manifest v2 (adblocker support) from chrome, firefox blocks ads in mobile !
There are missing features here and there, especially in devtools side, so I cannot uninstall chrome completely. But no deal breakers for personal use for sure.
I cannot help but wonder how great firefox would be if it had a better market share and revenue that might’ve come with it.
zepsutyKalafiorek
I love Firefox but god i wish they added hdr one day.
Btw, Is there a chance pople will try to build their search engine based on previous data leakage and other engines in order to add that to firefox in the future?
Then Mozilla will get paid by ads in searches and cycle repeats.
TheBestAussie
I mean, they can stop making Google default but so far my experience with other search engines is pretty dog shit.
HoldMyPitchfork
Big oof to Mozilla for that business model.
gunitneko
welp….time to start donating
MCPro24
i love firefox i love firefox
X1_Soxm
Do people even use Mozilla aint that a browser???
Blubasur
But, if mozilla goes bankrupt, then isn’t Google a monopoly again?
L2Hiku
Cool. Do the food companies next.
LeyendaV
People blame Google for being a shitty company (they are) but forgets Mozilla is also a shitty company, even more than Google in some aspects.
Phaylz
One of those reasons where a monopoly in the digital space isn’t a 1:1 to monopoly IRL.
Don’t get me wrong, Google, Amazon, etc. have monopolies that need to be addressed, but shoving them under laws, legislation, regulation, etc. from pre-digital age is a bit… how you say, anachronistic?
That1GuyFinn
Damn I just migrated from chorme.
Solid_Effective1649
I’m sure google will find a workaround to keep it going. Like giving x% of all ad revenue generated through firefox to incentivize keeping it default instead of directly paying them to make it the default
akluin
That’s not the only way they can stop enough contract to stop being a monopoly, less than 50% but carry on giving money to 49% of main browsers and Firefox is definitely onz of the main browsers
Entire_Reception_392
I’d be okay with a monthly fundraiser pop up asking you to donate to the Mozilla foundation to keep it free, kind of like how wikipedia does.
battlebeez
here’s the real question…if Microsoft replaced all that lost revenue for Mozilla by entering into a contract with them but Firefox had to use Bing as their default search engine, would you still use it?
JoeBuyer
Yeah I was thinking about this earlier.
Nizorro
People are going to have to get the developers their money somehow. I would not against mozilla going down some pay for special skins for your browser sort of thing. Idk… Idk how this is gonna go, scary
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Question. If Google is a monopoly, and there is a competitor that relies on their income. How does it negatively affect Google to eliminate competition?
Yeah, I don’t think they totally thought about this one. I mean, it’s not like people are going to start using bing because Google suddenly doesn’t get default status. It’s still the best, most straight forward search engine. And what are they talking about monopoly? I get that paying browser companies to use their site by default is a bit aggressive, but people use duckduckgo, bing, etc. so it’s not like they’re the ONLY search engine available and they’re going out of their way to prevent other search engines from being used, aside from paying browsers to make it the default.
mozilla has like 1% browser market share
Still not a reason to let google get all the ad juice.
yep
mozilla execs are sweating bullets rn
When ppl will complain about Google anti-root practices on android will be late….
I’m sad for Mozilla but that was expected and there is worse in my opinion at least
Mozilla having a non-garbage browser shouldn’t prevent Google from being declared a monopoly and the penalties/punishments that come along with it. Mozilla should have seen this coming, this is what happens when you hitch your wagon to a corrupt company.
Firefox ftw.. yeah? still? did i do good to never ever use anything but the fox for the last 20 years?
We need firefox!
I use Mozilla and like it, with that said if they go down I will laugh in their faces for ever tieing themselves to rats like Google.
The cynic in me would laugh his ass off if Firefox bottomed out on you guys lol
This would have scared me years ago. Right now google search is as bad as it has ever been. The only way to get a straight answer from google is to type reddit after each search.
Isn’t Blink the rendered engines of Chrome usted by most except Firefox?
Should not make a Firefox dissapesring make a doble Google monopoly and got Is even worst maybe for them (and us)?
Just this week I switched back to Firefox after being away from it for 13 years.
I installed it to my desktop, laptop, and android device and also set it as password manager in android and it rocks so far. Mozilla account sync and tab transfer is great. Performance is solid and as google is removing manifest v2 (adblocker support) from chrome, firefox blocks ads in mobile !
There are missing features here and there, especially in devtools side, so I cannot uninstall chrome completely. But no deal breakers for personal use for sure.
I cannot help but wonder how great firefox would be if it had a better market share and revenue that might’ve come with it.
I love Firefox but god i wish they added hdr one day.
Btw, Is there a chance pople will try to build their search engine based on previous data leakage and other engines in order to add that to firefox in the future?
Then Mozilla will get paid by ads in searches and cycle repeats.
I mean, they can stop making Google default but so far my experience with other search engines is pretty dog shit.
Big oof to Mozilla for that business model.
welp….time to start donating
i love firefox i love firefox
Do people even use Mozilla aint that a browser???
But, if mozilla goes bankrupt, then isn’t Google a monopoly again?
Cool. Do the food companies next.
People blame Google for being a shitty company (they are) but forgets Mozilla is also a shitty company, even more than Google in some aspects.
One of those reasons where a monopoly in the digital space isn’t a 1:1 to monopoly IRL.
Don’t get me wrong, Google, Amazon, etc. have monopolies that need to be addressed, but shoving them under laws, legislation, regulation, etc. from pre-digital age is a bit… how you say, anachronistic?
Damn I just migrated from chorme.
I’m sure google will find a workaround to keep it going. Like giving x% of all ad revenue generated through firefox to incentivize keeping it default instead of directly paying them to make it the default
That’s not the only way they can stop enough contract to stop being a monopoly, less than 50% but carry on giving money to 49% of main browsers and Firefox is definitely onz of the main browsers
I’d be okay with a monthly fundraiser pop up asking you to donate to the Mozilla foundation to keep it free, kind of like how wikipedia does.
here’s the real question…if Microsoft replaced all that lost revenue for Mozilla by entering into a contract with them but Firefox had to use Bing as their default search engine, would you still use it?
Yeah I was thinking about this earlier.
People are going to have to get the developers their money somehow. I would not against mozilla going down some pay for special skins for your browser sort of thing. Idk… Idk how this is gonna go, scary