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It's no secret that the nonprofit, free, open Firefox browser depends largely on Google's financial largesse and technical contributions

Firefox isn't entirely non-profit. The for-profit Mozilla Corporation exists as a subsidiary of the nonprofit Mozilla Foundation and makes a substantial profit. Said profits are reinvisted in the company, but that's not so different from Google. What is different is that there are no options or shareholders.



More than 80% of Mozilla's revenue comes directly from Google.




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