Pay To Stay
I’ve been thinking more about Google’s renewal of their search deal with Mozilla for Firefox. It’s fascinating on a few different levels. Most notably: Google is committing close to a billion dollars to bankroll a browser which is a rival to their own browser.
Why?
Well, on the surface, they do get something out of the deal — something quite substantial. Firefox is a browser used by millions of people. Thanks to this deal, it means that almost all of those users will also be Google (Search) users by default.
I don’t know what the exact percentage of searches flowing through Firefox is, but you can bet it’s massive. Google searches mean Google ads shown. This is still by far their primary way of making money. Makes sense. Got it.
Okay, but…
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Very interesting. A good read...interesting take...subject....
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Det här var intressant tycker jag - om varför...betalar 300 miljoner
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Interesting read!
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Did MG get smarter after he left TechCrunch, or was I just not paying attention? Maybe it’s that he only writes
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interesting analysis by MG...recent Google-Mozilla...pay...
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guy. He’s makes some good points
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interesting little tech article...wars between microsoft
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