Google Antitrust Lawsuit Potential Impact On Firefox

[Zema Bus]

The antitrust lawsuit over their search monopoly could have the side affect of giving them an absolute browser monopoly.

In any case, you see how the end-result of this lawsuit could affect Mozilla too, right?

Just looking at the old 2022 audit data shows that they could lose a substantial amount of revenue if Google stops paying, and when compared to their total liabilities of over $123 million for that year, the situation gets more iffy.

I am inclined to assume that their liabilities must've shot up by now, seeing that earlier this year, they acquired Anonym, an Adtech company, for an undisclosed amount. I also hope that their revenue has shot up.

But, would that be enough to negate such a potentially massive decline in revenue?

Of course, I cannot accurately judge their financial situation without having the latest numbers. But, one thing is clear, if the judge decides on a remedy that stops Google from paying other organizations like Mozilla, Apple, etc. to keep their search engine as the default on such platforms.

Then Mozilla will either have to find another search engine partner, or simply accept it as is, and find other ways to boost revenue.

From news.itsfoss.com

[Grogan]

Or, you know... stop being so dictatorial and make it more of a community project? Then you don't need 100 million dollars a year.

Companies like that are often top heavy, too. Much of the company is the bureaucracy that manages it, promotes it, tries to find ways to increase revenue etc...