Google Is Paying Mozilla $450M Per Year To Be The Default Search Engine On Firefox Keep Firefox Alive But Non-Competitive So That It Isn't Sued for Monopoly
FTFY
What default search engine Firefox's remaining 5 users use is not worth anywhere near $450M/year.
Firefox is still a great browser and the only actual alternative besides Safari.
Your definition of competitive is one purely based on the default browsers installed upon an OS and phones which, not surprisingly, is how Google/Microsoft/Apple hold their share of the web browser market.
If Firefox were the default browser installed on 95% of the world's computers and smart phones, they'd have a monopoly on the web browser market share by default.
If you want to use a Firefox-like browser, you can use a fork like Water Fox and not support the programmer socks wearing danger hairs at Mozilla. Its like the argument with Bud Light, yes all browser devs are woke, but we can choose to not support Mozilla.
If you want to use a Firefox-like browser, you can use a fork like Water Fox
Those forks still rely on Mozilla maintaining Firefox, just like Brave/Opera/etc rely on Google to maintain Chromium.
However, if you prefer forks, go for it.
FWIW, the only Firefox fork I've found that keeps up with updates is LibreWolf. I just found out about it so I can't vouch for it, but it says its main focus is privacy and security, which sounds promising.
but we can choose to not support Mozilla.
That's your absolute right to do so. And they're not a good company by any means.
The main point I'm making is you're going to support the enemy regardless of what you pick, so you might as well pick the browser you like.
The main point I'm making is you're going to support the enemy regardless of what you pick, so you might as well pick the browser you like.
Firefox is the Bud Light piss water of browsers. Yes, Google is evil. Yes, Apple is evil. Same thing with Molson Coors, they're just as woke as AB Inbev. A collective boycott of Mozilla specifically is sending a message even if it has the side effect of supporting another woke company. Besides, I'd argue that Mozilla is the wokest company of the woke browser makers.
In 2023, Firefox doesn't need to exist. And if you don't like how Google is developing Chromium, then fork it like how Microsoft did.
Waterfox is a soft fork of (and reliant on) FF. It's also owned by the ad company System1, of google search frontend Startpage, as well as Bing frontend Dogpile. Together with Startmail, and a whole host of other venues.
Your definition of competitive is one purely based on the default browsers installed upon an OS and phones which, not surprisingly, is how Google/Microsoft/Apple hold their share of the web browser market.
I see you're 12 years old and weren't an independent human in 2009 when Firefox was the dominant browser in spite of not being installed by default on anything.
FTFY
What default search engine Firefox's remaining 5 users use is not worth anywhere near $450M/year.
Competitive is subjective.
Firefox is still a great browser and the only actual alternative besides Safari.
Your definition of competitive is one purely based on the default browsers installed upon an OS and phones which, not surprisingly, is how Google/Microsoft/Apple hold their share of the web browser market.
If Firefox were the default browser installed on 95% of the world's computers and smart phones, they'd have a monopoly on the web browser market share by default.
If you want to use a Firefox-like browser, you can use a fork like Water Fox and not support the programmer socks wearing danger hairs at Mozilla. Its like the argument with Bud Light, yes all browser devs are woke, but we can choose to not support Mozilla.
Those forks still rely on Mozilla maintaining Firefox, just like Brave/Opera/etc rely on Google to maintain Chromium.
However, if you prefer forks, go for it.
FWIW, the only Firefox fork I've found that keeps up with updates is LibreWolf. I just found out about it so I can't vouch for it, but it says its main focus is privacy and security, which sounds promising.
That's your absolute right to do so. And they're not a good company by any means.
The main point I'm making is you're going to support the enemy regardless of what you pick, so you might as well pick the browser you like.
Firefox is the Bud Light piss water of browsers. Yes, Google is evil. Yes, Apple is evil. Same thing with Molson Coors, they're just as woke as AB Inbev. A collective boycott of Mozilla specifically is sending a message even if it has the side effect of supporting another woke company. Besides, I'd argue that Mozilla is the wokest company of the woke browser makers.
In 2023, Firefox doesn't need to exist. And if you don't like how Google is developing Chromium, then fork it like how Microsoft did.
Waterfox is a soft fork of (and reliant on) FF. It's also owned by the ad company System1, of google search frontend Startpage, as well as Bing frontend Dogpile. Together with Startmail, and a whole host of other venues.
I just picked a fork arbitrarily. I don't use any FF derivative at all. I don't see the need to.
I see you're 12 years old and weren't an independent human in 2009 when Firefox was the dominant browser in spite of not being installed by default on anything.
You start with that and expect people to continue reading?
You're fucking retarded.
Here you go. Good luck!