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Idk, on one hand I get what you mean. On the other hand, Firefox going away or being monetized in more aggressive ways will not be a good thing.
Honestly, I think I would prefer the lawsuit never happened and Google kept paying Firefox. Now, if Google loses, Firefox will likely head for enshitification. And if google wins, it sets terrible precedent :(
As long as we’re making wish lists, I wish Mozilla beat Proton to the punch in making profitable, privacy-focused products. I’m willing to pay for privacy-friendly services (and I do pay for email), and that could go toward funding browser development.
But no, they’ll flirt with it with whitelabel VPN and whatnot, but they won’t commit.
This is preparation for that in case google loses its appeal and is forbidden to pay Firefox to be the default.
Am I wrong for hoping that happens?
Idk, on one hand I get what you mean. On the other hand, Firefox going away or being monetized in more aggressive ways will not be a good thing.
Honestly, I think I would prefer the lawsuit never happened and Google kept paying Firefox. Now, if Google loses, Firefox will likely head for enshitification. And if google wins, it sets terrible precedent :(
As long as we’re making wish lists, I wish Mozilla beat Proton to the punch in making profitable, privacy-focused products. I’m willing to pay for privacy-friendly services (and I do pay for email), and that could go toward funding browser development.
But no, they’ll flirt with it with whitelabel VPN and whatnot, but they won’t commit.