Mozilla could be “biggest loser” if DOJ wins Google trial, ex-Google exec says.

Baker’s testimony shows that Mozilla depends so much on its deal with Google for revenue that “the biggest loser of a DOJ win in the Google case would be Mozilla.”

  • sir_reginald@lemmy.worldEnglish
    582·
    11 months ago

    that’s not really Mozilla’s fault, users are too locked into Google and that’s ultimately Google’s fault.

    Although I don’t like at all that Mozilla is funded by Google and testified in their favor.

    • Otter@lemmy.caEnglish
      24·
      11 months ago

      I saw it more as testifying about why they did what they did

      Ultimately the message is still ‘we had to use Google to survive, they have that much control over the space’

    • TheHarpyEagle@lemmy.worldEnglish
      15·
      11 months ago

      I’m of two minds. I use Firefox for privacy reasons and don’t use Google if I can avoid it, but I have to admit that chrome was leagues better than other popular browsers at the time. It’s no accident that they ran away with the market share even when IE was on everyone’s computer by default.

      Now they’ve gotten huge and their search engine has gone to shit. So it goes with infinite growth. I’m with Firefox for now, but I’ve learned the hard way not to totally trust any piece of software.

      • sir_reginald@lemmy.worldEnglish
        8·
        11 months ago

        oh definitely. I haven’t used a Google service in 5 years. But Google’s lock in is not forced, it’s one that relies on people tech illiteracy, comfort and not knowing better.

          • shapis@lemmy.mlEnglish
            2·
            11 months ago

            Not gonna lie. This is the kind of tech illiteracy people are talking about.

            In the specific case of setting up Jellyfin, it takes about 10 minutes, you do it once, never have to do it again, and it has no programming skill requirement to it.

            These services google offer thrive on ignorance of alternatives, they’re not any easier to use than the alternatives.