Comment on Google gets to keep Chrome, judge rules in search antitrust case

• otter@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I think they’re referring to Firefox’s funding, a lot of which was through search deals

  An article from 5 years ago: pcmag.com/…/mozilla-signs-lucrative-3-year-google…

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  • SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    From the article you linked:

    In return for Google being the default search engine in Firefox, Mozilla is expected to bank $400M+ a year.

    Literally what I am talking about. I can still switch away from the default. No other search companies are being denied access to being set as the default search engine in Firefox. Google just pays a premium so they are the default out of the box, which would not be anti-competitive under this order.

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    • otter@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      omgubuntu.co.uk/…/google-antitrust-ruling-firefox…

      United States District Judge Amit Mehta has ruled that Google can continue to pay other companies, including browser makers like Mozilla, to be their default search engine.

      I see, I’ll edit my other comment. So what even changes then, were they even making exclusive deals in the past? The discussion I remember was about how being the default made it difficult for others to compete since most people don’t change the defaults.

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      • Ghoelian@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        I think that was mainly solved (here in the EU at least) by requiring a choice of search engine when first opening a browser.

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    • monogram@feddit.nl ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I’m questioning why they would make such a lucrative deal with Mozilla in the future, now that antitrust is just a front for government extortion

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  • black_flag@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Thank you for clarifying.

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