Comments on: Google Makes Up 88 Percent Of Mozilla’s Revenues, Threatens Its Non-Profit Status

By: Goodbye to Google! - Sudarshan Acharya

Goodbye to Google! - Sudarshan Acharya — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 04:22:15 +0000

[...] Orkut, Friendfeed, App engine, Google Apps – Damn! Google is everywhere. Google generates 85% of Mozilla’s revenue (who knows how many of such companies) and now they even have one bastard browser called Chrome. [...]

By: When Internet Explorer is no longer bundled with Windows » Tom Ribbens

When Internet Explorer is no longer bundled with Windows » Tom Ribbens — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 14:09:53 +0000

[...] although the end-users are not billed. Mozilla’s revenue for 2007 was $75 million. It even threatens their Non-Profit Status. When Internet Explorer would no longer be bundled with Windows, other browsers would have a fairer [...]

By: JB

JB — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 19:24:10 +0000

Mozilla sure spent a lot on “software developement” and “investments”.

By: פיירפוקס – דפדפן עצמאי או שלוחה של גוגל? - TheMarker Cafe

פיירפוקס – דפדפן עצמאי או שלוחה של גוגל? - TheMarker Cafe — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 06:30:00 +0000

[...] פירסמה מוזילה את דו"חותיה הכספיים ל-2007, ומהם עולה שלא פחות מ-88% מהכנסותיה באות ממקור שקצת קשה שלא להגדיר אותו כתאגיד עם מטרת [...]

By: AlphaCentauri

AlphaCentauri — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:23:46 +0000

It’s hard to see how Mozilla is violating any rules that wouldn’t apply to say, the Red Cross, which also has large revenues, highly paid executives, and accepts user fees for blood to offset operating costs/tests.

If Mozilla is making that much money on a free product in a crappy economy and no one even noticed they were doing it until they filed their annual statements, their executives are doing a pretty good job of serving the public.

If people are seriously concerned, then change Firefox to force the user to choose a default search engine. And notify the users of how much revenue is generated based on the search engines they choose. People who are happy with the free software from Mozilla can choose a search engine that pays Mozilla well; those who feel it is sullying the purity of the movement or an insult to the developers who volunteer their time can choose a search engine that doesn’t pay for traffic.

By: Google给Mozilla带来了88%的收入，威胁其非盈利地位 | 紧跟IT潮流

Google给Mozilla带来了88%的收入，威胁其非盈利地位 | 紧跟IT潮流 — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:38:10 +0000

[...] 消息来源：TechCrunch [...]

By: Felini: The Strategist

Felini: The Strategist — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:53:05 +0000

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By: Mozilla Foundation dipende pesantemente da Google « GeekMarketing

Mozilla Foundation dipende pesantemente da Google « GeekMarketing — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 09:39:09 +0000

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By: OPENSOURCE BASE » Blog Archiv » Finanzbericht: Mozilla steht glänzend da - dank Google

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:05:01 +0000

[...] in deren Folge Mozilla Steuern in Höhe von lediglich 100.000 US-Dollar zahlen müsse, wie TechCrunch [...]

By: Programas Livres | PROGRAMAS LIVRES

Programas Livres | PROGRAMAS LIVRES — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:57:10 +0000

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By: FirefoxSucks sucks

FirefoxSucks sucks — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:20:45 +0000

how many open source browser you know ? and r u sure u wont suck them this time

By: FirefoxSucks sucks

FirefoxSucks sucks — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:19:21 +0000

buy a opera ,safari ,maxthelon shirts too and wear a bra of microsoft

By: anupam

anupam — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:17:05 +0000

i think firefox sud be treated as more like a open source project like Linux and is meant for them
therse is nothing wrong if it comes to the commercial world of windows and makes some perks

By: FirefoxSucks

FirefoxSucks — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:26:42 +0000

One more thing. I don’t trust Google. Now that I know Firefox is dependent on Google for its very survival, I am not sure if I should trust Firefox. Maybe one of these days I will start digging into the code … who knows what personal information Firefox is silently collecting … the credibility is gone as far as I am concerned. And to think that I actually bought a Firefox t-shirt to stop feeling guilty! Damn! $75 effing million! I might as well buy an IE t-shirt!

By: FirefoxSucks

FirefoxSucks — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:13:17 +0000

Firefox 3 sucks. I never complained because I thought Mozilla Foundation is a bunch of geeks doing this for free – a small, passionate, open-source group. But now I see that they are a bunch of capitalists making big bucks out of this and I don’t see why I should be so tolerant anymore. I demand quality … and I have the right because I introduced a bunch a people to Firefox who no doubt contributed to their millions. Fire the managers who were in charge of developing the new version. They did an extremely poor job. In the light of these revenue figures, “Firefox download day” is starting to look like a cheap marketing farce. I am ready to move on to other open-source browsers.

By: How Mozilla’s Firefox Earns Money « gredfo

How Mozilla’s Firefox Earns Money « gredfo — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:27:29 +0000

[...] How Mozilla’s Firefox Earns Money Published November 20, 2008 business , frontpage Tags: business, google, mozilla firefox I’ve had several discussions with people who wonder how Firefox makes money for the non-profit Mozilla Foundation. Well, here is a link to a recent article from TechCrunch: Google Makes Up 88 Percent Of Mozilla’s Revenues [...]

By: ChrisJF

ChrisJF — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:11:21 +0000

Please read this:

Mike Beltzner wrote to me saying that the article is full of inaccuracies.
The Mozilla Corporation is not registered as a non-profit entity, pays taxes, receives revenues, etc. The Mozilla Foundation is a non-profit organization, and its status is not under question. Google does not provide funds to Mozilla as “charity”; it’s a negotiated revenue deal, and they make more money off of the traffic generated than they pay to Mozilla. It’s easy to forget that, but this is not a charity issue; it’s an “affinity” revenue sharing deal.
http://gemal.dk...profit_no_more/

By: ntopics

ntopics — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:10:55 +0000

This sounds outstanding! To make this much money, yet be
freeware. Rumor that Microsoft may offer Windows 7 as freeware.
Mozilla kicks!

thanks from tony

By: Daily Research » Shared Items - November 20, 2008

Daily Research » Shared Items - November 20, 2008 — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:25:04 +0000

[...] Google Makes Up 88 Percent Of Mozilla’s Revenues, Threatens Its Non-Profit Status [...]

By: brian

brian — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:08:57 +0000

I don’t understand why Google came up with Chrome??? If Mozilla is their charitable/non-profit arm…then why waste money on a new junk browser.

I think Mozilla should be Google.org

http://www.livbit.com

By: Raport finansowy Mozilli at stream of bytes

Raport finansowy Mozilli at stream of bytes — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:56:03 +0000

[...] mnóstwo osób pyta mnie dziś o raport finansowy Mozilli i związany z nim artykuł na TechCrunch, a dziennikarze chwycili za pióra coby opisać jakież to straszne rzeczy nam grożą (i tak: [...]

By: Seth

Seth — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:58:46 +0000

It strikes me as incredibly odd that almost everything I’ve read on this subject, both the editorials and the associated comments, fail to recognize that if it wasn’t google who was paying for the search referrals it would be someone else.

The false observation is made again and again that since google makes up the majority of the search referral revenue they have some kind of hold on mozilla. This makes no sense because the default search provider could just as easily be yahoo, or ask jeeves, or live, or anyone else. There could conceivably be fluctuations on the amount paid, total and per referral, but the simple fact is Firefox sports a very valuable piece of real estate that could be monetized in any number of ways. Fundamentally this real estate has NOTHING TO DO WITH GOOGLE.

The value is in Firefox and it’s search bar. This value exists independently of Google. The fact that google is the primary renter of this piece of real estate does not mean they own it and it doesn’t mean Mozilla couldn’t find another suitor if it so choose to look for one.

Google doesn’t own Mozilla people. Look a couple steps past the obvious. If that money wasn’t coming from them it would be coming from someone else or a group of someone elses.

By: Roundup: Job report hurts stocks, BlackBerry reviews surface and more » VentureBeat

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:54:00 +0000

[...] IRS auditing Mozilla’s nonprofit status — At issue is how to classify the money Mozilla receives from Google, which made up a whopping 88 percent of Mozilla’s revenue in 2008. [...]

By: oni

oni — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:24:13 +0000

Mozilla the “charitable arm of Google”? Do you have any proof whatsoever about that? Because until then it’s just spouting bullshit. People like you don’t deserve the name of “journalist”.

By: Irrational

Irrational — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:21:50 +0000

Shouldn’t the Church of Scientology lose its non-profit status, too? That hasn’t happened yet, so I don’t expect it to happen to the Mozilla Foundation any time soon.

At least the Mozilla Foundation is legit…