Comment by lukeschlather
8 months ago
Firefox isn't actually competing with Chrome in that sense, since Firefox's funding is essentially derived from the same advertising source as Chrome.
And Firefox's attempts to diversify by seeking new sources of advertising revenue don't actually make the problem better; what I would like is a browser that is not competing for advertising revenue.
You make it sound like Ffx is paid to be googles lackey- they're not, they're paid to make google the default engine. Apple gets paid billions every year to do this for safari on iOS. This directly makes google a lot of money so its mutually beneficial.
I would like a browser with a big team behind it and a stable reliable source of income. Google paying for everything is risky but I don't think its as big a corrupting influence as you seem to believe.