Great post from the always wise Anil Dash– Should Google support Mozilla?
Now that Netscape’s more or less officially dead, it occurs to me that it might be worthwhile for Google to bankroll the Mozilla Foundation, either by donating a substantial sum or by hiring several of the browser engineers. Google’s shown a penchant not just for being “not evil” but for supporting products and companies (ahem) that contribute to the web even if it’s not directly in the area of search.
….What would be the business model? My mind tells me that a free, open-source browser with built-in hooks to Google services and APIs would be good enough to push increased usage of Google’s revenue-generating services and advertising.”(Link via Sameer Vasta, not that I don’t always read Anil.)
Great post from the always wise Anil Dash– Should Google support Mozilla?
Now that Netscape’s more or less officially dead, it occurs to me that it might be worthwhile for Google to bankroll the Mozilla Foundation, either by donating a substantial sum or by hiring several of the browser engineers. Google’s shown a penchant not just for being “not evil” but for supporting products and companies (ahem) that contribute to the web even if it’s not directly in the area of search.
….What would be the business model? My mind tells me that a free, open-source browser with built-in hooks to Google services and APIs would be good enough to push increased usage of Google’s revenue-generating services and advertising.”(Link via Sameer Vasta, not that I don’t always read Anil.)