Mozilla should be more focused on figuring out how to actually make money and not this sensationalist stuff. Depending on how the Google case lands, they're finished.
Going to be fair, when Mozilla focuses on new products to try to make money, people complain and tell them to focus on the browser because it's bad (it's not).
no, people tell them to focus on the browser because the majority of features added in the past 15 years are either incredibly flavored (here's your new AI tab!) , or they're profit-seeking motivated (we're proud to present our new collaboration with Pocket (tm) (c), P.S. welcome to your new hompeage with cookies and sponsored assets. )
The major reason Firefox has a large market share is simply because Google is that much more abusive to users -- and that's not a great reason.
Google paid others to give preference to their search engine. Among those paid is Mozilla, who may lose this payment from Google if the court decides to block such payments.
Why is HN obsessed with suggesting strategic decisions for this company in particular? It’s like the most popular thing to have an opinion about, and only on HN.
Criticizing Mozilla in every situation is almost guaranteed. An odd behavior for a community that supports FOSS.
Mozilla's credibility is a threat to the powers-that-be in the industry. I wonder if that drives a lot of it:
Attacking the messenger is a very popular tactic now. You can see it on Fox, for example. Attacking the messenger changes the topic - it makes the messenger the topic, not the undesired thing - and the messenger often responds by embracing this new topic by defending itself. The undesired thing is forgotten and to the degree it's remembered, the attack is discredited.
because it represents a paper thin condom that prevents Google from fucking the whole world, and if it gets steered the wrong way we're doomed until the inevitable 1990s style anti-trust suit.
Meta should be more focused on not being massive ass holes and not this invasive shit. Depending on how their own anti-trust suit lands, public society might decide to break them up out of spite.
There is one reason and one reason alone that this case is still ongoing. Mark's financial contributions, character change, and makeover weren't enough to make nice nice with the man in charge.
