Currently, Google pays Firefox’s bill by having them set their default search engine to Google.

This will no longer be when Chrome is in the hands of another party. DOJ is currently advocating for this forced sellout.

So will Firefox be no more after that?

  • ElPussyKangaroo
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    Google pays Firefox to have Google Search as the default search engine. Chrome is not the major money maker. It doesn’t even earn any money.

    • @halcyoncmdr
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      It doesn’t even earn any money.

      Neither do the rotisserie chickens at the store. Or Costco’s $1.50 hot dog and soda combo.

      Chrome isn’t intended to make money, it’s a loss leader.

      • @Warl0k3
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        It’s a side point, but the costco hotdogs do absolutely turn a profit. $1.50 seems unreasonably low because of how much we’re used to paying for food these days, but its hotdogs and a fountain drink, the cost of ingredients is next to nothing.

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          It still takes way more than a $1.50 to produce the bun, dog and drink. They’re selling them for absolutely no profit, and have been even before the recent bout of inflated prices.

          • @Warl0k3
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            Sorry, you’re correct - I should have said they do not make a loss on the sales (turn a profit is obviously a bit of a stretch) since they use their existing infrastructure to offset the operational expenses, and the actual ingredient cost is literally pennies per unit.

            • Yeah, and that’s exactly what a “loss leader” is defined by. They make no profit off the hotdog combo itself but the hotdog combo may be enough of an incentive for someone to come to Coscto in the first place and end up buying more shit that does make a profit.

            • @Num10ck
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              13 months ago

              costco’s business model is to sell everything at cost and only profit from subscriptions. hence the name.

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                Yes, hence why I had to correct myself

    • atro_city
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      You’re missing the point as to why Google is paying Firefox and @dysprosium said it

      The main reason of Google’s financing is probably because they don’t want to be accused of a browser monopoly

      Chrome is there to collect data in order to target adds, sell them, and show them. It’s a vehicle.