Is It Worth Killing Mozilla to Shave Off Less Than 1% from Google's Market Share

a year ago

DOJ won an antitrust case against Google, declaring it a monopolist.
DOJ seeks to ban revenue-sharing deals between Google and browser vendors, which could bankrupt Mozilla.
Mozilla relies heavily on its $410-420 million annual deal with Google for default search engine placement.
Mozilla reinvests most of its Google revenue into Firefox and Gecko, despite its small market share (<3%).
Mozilla's influence on web standards and its role as a non-profit are crucial for a diverse and open web.
Alternative search deals with Bing or DuckDuckGo would likely offer Mozilla significantly less revenue ($40-130 million).
Losing Google revenue would force Mozilla to cut critical projects and likely fade into irrelevance.
Proposal: Allow smaller browsers like Mozilla to sell 100% of default search placement to Google to sustain competition.
Apple-Google search deal should be canceled as it suppresses competition and maintains Google's dominance.
The web would suffer without Mozilla's non-profit perspective and independent browser engine.

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