Mozilla Raking in Millions?

truthsearch writes "Internetnews.com wonders about the money Firefox is making in revenue thanks to Google. From the article: 'Mozilla gets paid a publicly undisclosed amount for each Google search query made from Firefox by a user.' This revenue is used to pay the recently formed Mozilla Corporation's 40 full-time equivalent employees and fund project and infrastructure development."

Comments

I feel cheated.

[HeavyMS]

So you are telling me that for every googeling I do in the quick search bar mozzila gets paid. I was under the impression that this was free software. Not some scam to make $$.

Re:I feel cheated.

[aussie_a]

That's why I use Opera.

With?

[woolio]

I salute them!

With which finger?

Excellent example

[babbling]

This is a great example of an open source program making money off its success. It wouldn't be impossible for other open source programs to do similar sponsorship deals with other companies.

Maybe Linux could have a "You know, Windows has a lower TCO" message when it's booting up.

But what if you don't count pr0n searches?

[srhoades]

Statistically speaking firefox users are more tech savy. Which therefore transaltes to more socially dysfunctionally people, which ends is a much more searches for pr0n. Remove the pr0n searches and Firefox employees are picking up cans after hours in the Google parking lot to subsidize their salary.

Re:they are making a fortune. FACT

[wwmedia]

thats why probably firefox are not disclosing the figures

but not to worry google have to find my site with adsense first if they want to charge me with breaking the tos

Re:Bandwidth Fairies

[ceeam]

Please don't use words "ass" and "fairy" together ever again. :)

Re:wait a minute..

[Anonymous Coward]

Ok ok, so it's more of a third leg.

Unless, of cource, you somehow crazy glued it to your hand "by accident". In which case it wouldn't just be your third leg, but also an eleventh finger. Come to think of it, in some parts of the world they also call it "your second head" (or in rare cases your only head, this is often claimed by women and they are currently gathering evidence to support this theory).

Re:Google = "Rich Sugar Daddy"?

[jamesjw]

Bull FUCKING shit you stupid OSS faggot. Why does anything have to have the GPL cancer applied to it before you stupid cockfucks will even use it? OH NOES SOMEONE IS MAKING MONEY FROM THIS!!111 I MUST HATE IT111!! God I fucking hate you, I hope you choke on a fucking exhaust pipe

Is that you Mr Gates?
Ya know the doctor said you shouldnt drink and post :)

-- Jim.