Any chance Google stops funding them soon?
(Wow, a question was asked. Better censor it Mozillans!)
You can see Mozilla's latest annual report report at https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/foundation/annualreport/2017/
And the latest public financial statement at https://assets.mozilla.net/annualreport/2017/mozilla-fdn-201...
(Disclosure: I work for Mozilla, but not on WebThings or producing those reports)
Is getting $500 million dollars a year from Google not a sweet deal?
Is that a relevant question considering that Mozilla Foundation is a non-profit organization?
> Any chance Google stops funding them soon?
Probably, but that won't stop them from doing what they're currently doing. Also, Google doesn't "fund" them so much as pay them for search integration.
> (Wow, a question was asked. Better censor it Mozillans!)
The question was not presented in good faith. In fact, it's clear that you weren't actually asking a question at all. You were stating your opinions sarcastically in the form of a question.
Yes. Absolutely.
> Probably, but that won't stop them from doing what they're currently doing. Also, Google doesn't "fund" them so much as pay them for search integration.
It's 97% of their income. I think things would change a lot.
> The question was not presented in good faith.
Yes it was.
> In fact, it's clear that you weren't actually asking a question at all. You were stating your opinions sarcastically in the form of a question
Nope. I'm actually wondering if anyone has some insight as to whether Google intends to stop funding them.
You claim it's a relevant yet provide no reasoning as to why.
> It's 97% of their income. I think things would change a lot.
Sure, one major thing would change: the default search provider. People are quick to forget that Mozilla received no funding from google between 2014 and 2017. The only reason they signed a new contract with google in 2017/18 was because Yahoo went under. Without Google they would need to find a new search partner, and there are definitely other companies chomping at the bit.
> Nope. I'm actually wondering if anyone has some insight as to whether Google intends to stop funding them.
As far as I am aware, no, Google has no intention to end their contract with Mozilla. Also, you keep using the word "fund". That's not really what's happening here. The default search agreement is a business contract. It's in Google's business interests to be the default search provider on every possible platform; that includes Firefox. In fact, Mozilla actually holds most of the cards in this agreement. That's why google had to offer such a lucrative deal.
That said, I have no doubt in my mind that google would kill Mozilla without hesitation if they had the option. Luckily, they do not have that option.