Mozilla will be studied in the future. It's actually a masterful act from Google on how to stifle the competition and protect your bottomline.
Really, really wish that Mozilla just shuts down, so that the FOSS community can turn their attention to an actual, intentionally competitive alternative. Would love to see Canonical or similar lead the way here.
The opposite is true. Google has been the main funding source for Mozilla. Without Google no Firefox. But a US antitrust ruling from last year says their current deal can't continue, which implies strongly reduced funding. Mozilla needs to find alternative revenue sources or they f*ed.
Given you've linked to a paywalled article from May 5 2025 that predates the relevant ruling from September 2025 it seems you've mainly been spreading your own ideas:
The article is now paywalled. The one you cute does not mention Mozilla. The court ruled that the current deal has to end by the end of 2026. After that, they likely could only do per-query deals, which would be far less lucrative for Mozilla.
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Really, really wish that Mozilla just shuts down, so that the FOSS community can turn their attention to an actual, intentionally competitive alternative. Would love to see Canonical or similar lead the way here.
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