• Yuumi@lemmy.ml
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    Been using a extension for this which unfortunately has to use Google as a backend. Happy to see Mozilla doing this and I cannot wait to have this feature fully implemented

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      1 year ago

      I imagine they explored dumping Google, but all indicators show they would be on life-support for that decision

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        1 year ago

        Their contract with Google for having Google search as the primary search engine on Firefox, at least as of a couple of years ago, has been key in keeping the company afloat. I would be surprised if that wasn’t still the case.

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            1 year ago

            It’s where the majority of Mozilla’s funding comes from. Last I checked, the Google deal was responsible for something like 85% of their income.

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          😬 that’s a little terrifying. Especially with the web drm bs now

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              They get something like $500 million annually from Google. They have decently-sized cash reserves, but they’d have a LOT of trouble if Google ever cancel that deal.

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    I saw this yesterday and posted this in the disqus thing on the link but completely forgot to post it here too. While it’s being added in Firefox beta as a native feature, this has actually existed as a “by firefox” extension for a bit now and they’ve just been quietly working on it in the background. If you want to try this out without switching to Firefox beta, you can install it here but make sure to remove it once it gets properly added.