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Mozilla lays off 70

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929 points ameshkov | 4 comments | 15 Jan 20 19:48 UTC | HN request time: 0.252s | source
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jahlove ◴[15 Jan 20 20:56 UTC] No.22058463[source]▶
I don't understand Mozilla. How did the go from a lightweight Mozilla Browser alternative to a company that spends $450m annually and dedicates $43m just for future endeavors? Why couldn't they just focus on making the best browser possible with a small dedicated team?
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1. jakearmitage ◴[15 Jan 20 21:10 UTC] No.22058616[source]▶
I also don't understand why they keep pushing useless services.
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2. BitwiseFool ◴[15 Jan 20 21:28 UTC] No.22058859[source]▶
I think they're trying to become an ecosystem. Evidenced by all the times they try to get me to make a Mozilla account.
3. mintplant ◴[15 Jan 20 21:58 UTC] No.22059204[source]▶
Because otherwise they're almost entirely reliant on search partnerships for funding. Which means Google, i.e., their biggest competitor.
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4. jakearmitage ◴[15 Jan 20 22:33 UTC] No.22059552[source]▶
They can provide decent server-side services that integrate with Thunderbird, for example. There's a hole in that market.