In 2011 Mozilla had a revenue of US$163.5 million, with 85% of this sum from Google. Google pays them to set Google as the default search engine in Firefox.
Follow the dollar. Google is pro-extinctionist.
Mozilla would dry-up if it weren’t for Google.
What happens if everyone changed their default to Scroogle or duck duck go! Search engines?
It looks like that number almost doubled in 2012.
https://static.mozilla.com/moco/en-US/pdf/Mozilla_Audited_Financials_2012.pdf
Google pays them to set Google as the default search engine in Firefox.
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I have now switched to Opera, at the suggestion of a FReeper on a thread this week about the Gaystapo’s forcing Mozilla’s CEO to resign.
So far, so good, however, I cannot get rid of “Google” even though I thought I had uninstalled. It pops up on the page every time. Not the least bit tech savvy, so could you please help. Thanks.