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 9 months ago* (last edited 9 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 9 months ago

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

which is no fault of firefox

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 46 points 9 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 9 months ago

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