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0 pointsocdtrekkie8y ago0 comments

Are you 100% sure Yandex has not provided any funding to Mozilla? "Following our review in 2014, Google remained the default provider outside the US, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Turkey, China, and other regions where we had search agreements."

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bzbarsky8y ago

> Are you 100% sure Yandex has not provided any funding to Mozilla?

I am 100% sure it has. But the point is that all search engines are willing to create these funding deals, so that leaves the freedom to pick the ones that you think are best for users.

ocdtrekkieOP8y ago

The more accurate understanding is: All search engines are willing to create these funding deals, so you pick the biggest cash offer.

bzbarsky8y ago

If you're trying to maximize revenue, sure.

But the whole point is that Mozilla is trying to have revenue, obviously, but maximizing it is not a goal, as long as it covers expenses.

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bzbarsky8y ago

> Are you 100% sure Yandex has not provided any funding to Mozilla?

I am 100% sure it has. But the point is that all search engines are willing to create these funding deals, so that leaves the freedom to pick the ones that you think are best for users.

ocdtrekkieOP8y ago

The more accurate understanding is: All search engines are willing to create these funding deals, so you pick the biggest cash offer.

bzbarsky8y ago

If you're trying to maximize revenue, sure.

But the whole point is that Mozilla is trying to have revenue, obviously, but maximizing it is not a goal, as long as it covers expenses.

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