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552 points freedomben | 5 comments | | HN request time: 0.883s | source
1. foxandmouse ◴[] No.41810011[source]
I love Mozilla, but I’m concerned about its future. Since 80% of its income reportedly comes from the Google search deal, do they have a plan to replace it after the recent ruling? And can they maintain their current level of autonomy while doing so?
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2. cma ◴[] No.41810509[source]
The Android version of Firefox still doesn't have working keyboard shortcuts after 13 years or a way to delete individual history items to prevent broken auto complete. The money is going into lots of other things than the browser.
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3. EasyMark ◴[] No.41810668[source]
Killing adblocking in Chrome might be a boost they need to attract someone else to pay for being the landing search page. I doubt if anyone will pay as much as google though. Or probably even close.
4. SAI_Peregrinus ◴[] No.41811406[source]
I'm not sure keyboard shortcuts for a version designed to run on an OS for devices without keyboards will ever be a priority. You can use a keyboard on an Android device, but the vast, vast majority of Android devices are phones that never get used with keyboards. I don't expect there's much priority to adding that feature.

I agree that a lot of money is going to things other than the browser though.

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5. cma ◴[] No.41812436{3}[source]
Many people use tablets and foldables with keyboards