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This is great an all, but how exactly does Mozilla profit from this? Like didn’t they axe a huge swath of employees a couple of years ago because they had too many departments not generating profit?

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otter@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Mozilla’s core purpose isn’t to make profit, and so some projects won’t (and shouldn’t) be focussed on making money. I don’t think people would trust the recommendations if there was a profit aspect mixed in

Our mission is to ensure the Internet is a global public resource, open and accessible to all. An Internet that truly puts people first, where individuals can shape their own experience and are empowered, safe and independent

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- tdawg@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  are they not a for-profit company?
  
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  - otter@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    My understanding is that Mozilla Foundation is a non-profit organization that focuses on open & accessible internet, and they have a for-profit arm that helps fund those initiatives.
    
    So it’s possible that the for-profit arm might axe projects that aren’t working / not bringing in money, since otherwise it would put their wider goals at risk.
    
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    tdawg@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Aaah, gotcha. For someone reason I thought it was the other way around. Thanks
    
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