Do Mozilla spoil relations with Google after the release of Chrome
Mozilla Chief Executive John Lilly admitted that relations with Google were somewhat complicated after the release of the Chrome browser.
Really. From the very beginning, many observers were puzzled by the fact that their own browser was released under the Google label if the company had so actively supported and promoted Firefox. It was not clear why Google had two browsers, could the company be sitting on two chairs? These problems are now beginning to manifest themselves.
Firefox used to be part of the standard Google Pack utility package, but recently Chrome came out of beta and took the place of Firefox. As you know, Mozilla receives from Google about 88% of its financial income under a three-year agreement. Will it be extended and under what conditions - this uncertainty strains the leadership of Mozilla a little bit. Lilly said that they are already beginning to probe for options for similar search profit sharing agreements with other companies, including regional search engines. Especially in those countries where local search engines are a real competitor to Google (there are not so many such countries left).
Lilly also mentioned the mobile market as another alternative source of profit. For example, Opera earns there big money. And soon there will be a mobile version of Firefox, known under the code name Fennec. It will be released in late winter or early spring of 2009 simultaneously under Linux and Windows Mobile.
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Although, of course, the relationship of Mozilla and Google remain very good, which Lilly emphasized. This is understandable, because they have a common enemy - Internet Explorer. By the way, in his speech, John Lilly was happy to quote the recent words of the leading developer of IE8 that “only crazy geeks think about JavaScript performance”. According to Lilly, if IE8 loses noticeably in performance, it will be very good for the browser market. Both Firefox and Chrome will be able to expand their presence.
via Computerworld
Really. From the very beginning, many observers were puzzled by the fact that their own browser was released under the Google label if the company had so actively supported and promoted Firefox. It was not clear why Google had two browsers, could the company be sitting on two chairs? These problems are now beginning to manifest themselves.
Firefox used to be part of the standard Google Pack utility package, but recently Chrome came out of beta and took the place of Firefox. As you know, Mozilla receives from Google about 88% of its financial income under a three-year agreement. Will it be extended and under what conditions - this uncertainty strains the leadership of Mozilla a little bit. Lilly said that they are already beginning to probe for options for similar search profit sharing agreements with other companies, including regional search engines. Especially in those countries where local search engines are a real competitor to Google (there are not so many such countries left).
Lilly also mentioned the mobile market as another alternative source of profit. For example, Opera earns there big money. And soon there will be a mobile version of Firefox, known under the code name Fennec. It will be released in late winter or early spring of 2009 simultaneously under Linux and Windows Mobile.
')
Although, of course, the relationship of Mozilla and Google remain very good, which Lilly emphasized. This is understandable, because they have a common enemy - Internet Explorer. By the way, in his speech, John Lilly was happy to quote the recent words of the leading developer of IE8 that “only crazy geeks think about JavaScript performance”. According to Lilly, if IE8 loses noticeably in performance, it will be very good for the browser market. Both Firefox and Chrome will be able to expand their presence.
via Computerworld
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/47601/
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