They really just can't get a break. When they take money from Google they get attacked. When they try to create other revenue streams (pocket, vpn, etc.) they get attacked. I don't think you want the browser to be a paid for subscription product and the donations aren't enough to reliably cover browser development.

Maintaining and keeping secure a large standards compliant browser is decidedly expensive. And most of the expenses are not one off they are ongoing.

[–] WeLoveCastingSpellz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 60 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

factually incorrect, they're just paid to have them as the default search engine and they need that money to maintain the browser

[–] BloodSlut@lemmy.world 31 points 10 months ago

also for "see we're not a monopoly, firefox exists!"

which is no fault of firefox

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 46 points 10 months ago

they get paid billions of dollars and all you have to do is switch default search engines win win if you really hate it DONATE TO MOZILLA

[–] jsh@sh.itjust.works 12 points 10 months ago

I don't see you helping keep the lights on.