Comment on Google gets to keep Chrome, judge rules in search antitrust case
otter@lemmy.ca 6 months agoI 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…
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.
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
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.
I think that was mainly solved (here in the EU at least) by requiring a choice of search engine when first opening a browser.
I don’t remember this being enforced.
black_flag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
Thank you for clarifying.