ZDNetIt is said that Mozilla will once again receive a large amount of money from Google to extend the time that Google Search remains the default search engine for Firefox browsers.
According to reports, the transaction involves an amount of approximately US$4 million to US$4.5 million and ensures that Google Search will be the default search engine for Firefox browser until 2023.
However, according to Mozilla's design concept for the Firefox browser, users are still allowed to change the default search engine options themselves. However, according to the habits of most users, search engine options are rarely changed unless there are specific usage needs. Therefore, Google has cooperated with Mozilla many times in the past, hoping to increase the usage rate of Google Search through the market share of the Firefox browser.
Mozilla expects to announce the details of the transaction in November, along with its fiscal 11 business development data.
In response to the impact of the new coronavirus epidemic this year, there have been cumulative layoffs in the global region.One-third of employeesIn a subsequent response, Mozilla stated that its operations are currently maintaining well and its financial situation is not a problem. It emphasized that the layoffs were to allow the core business to be restructured. In addition, its own development model has gradually shifted from its previous role of promoting open Internet standards and competing against competitors to seeking a more proactive profit-making business model and reducing its reliance on funds such as cooperation with Google to maintain operations.
