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it would be really nice if US v Chrome were to force google to quit it. in terms of Firefox/Mozilla, it would likely be a net positive as it would force then to rethink what they so.
Mozilla does tons of superfluous crap. And I do mean crap. Mozilla should refocus on specifically making Firefox a good browser instead of all the other junk.
If Mozilla loses the Google revenue, it'll have to do more other stuff if it's to have any hope of being able to subsidise Firefox development though.
Can't say I'm deep in this space, but I think there's a lot of sentiment towards going more lean with operations and aiming for direct donation toward Firefox development (which I don't believe is presently an option) which seemingly, if Mozilla narrowed to their core (Firefox, MDN), the community would likely show heavy support. I have my doubts it would fully cover the bill in a sustainable way, but I at least think that's one of the main sentiments.
I'm aware of that sentiment, and I agree that it's misguided and that there's no way that that would cover costs.