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.
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.
Whiche case? Can you elaborate?
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.
Yeah if Google stops paying FF it's game over for them.
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.
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.