Subj : Are we witnessing the final days of Mozilla?
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From : LundukeJournal
Date : Wed Jul 23 2025 04:45:05

Are we witnessing the final days of Mozilla?

Date:
Wed, 23 Jul 2025 03:33:53 GMT

Description:
The DOJ v.

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The DOJ v. Google case  which found that Google has been violating antitrust 
laws related to its monopoly position in the Search Engine market  is weeks 
away from ending the remedy phase.  Judge Mehta is expected to issue his 
final decision some time in August (next month). 

Significantly for Mozilla, one of the most heavily pushed (by the DOJ) 
remedies would block Google from paying Mozilla for default search engine 
placement within Firefox. This would, effectively, end over 80% of Mozillas 
yearly revenue and force the company to dramatically downsize. 

During the court trial earlier this year, the Mozilla CFO testified that, 
should this happen, Mozilla may be forced to scale back operations. 

At the same time as the DOJ v. Google case is moving quickly towards a 
conclusion, the US government has pulled Mozilla funding  resulting in 
renewed, desperate pleas from Mozilla, asking for donations to attempt to 
cover the lost tax payer revenue. 

Mozilla appears to have a four pronged approach to securing funding and 
staying in business: 

Fight the DOJ v. Google case (both in court and public opinion). 

Rebrand (and re-focus) on political activism in the hopes of securing new 
funding sources. (They are now a global crew of activists focused on Marxist 
causes.) 

Monetize data collected from Firefox users. (See: Firefox recently changing 
their Terms of Use to allow Mozilla to collect user data.) 

Encouraging users to donate. 

Many questions remain in this saga: 

Will Judge Mehta tell Google to stop payments for Search Engine placement? 
Well find out very soon. 

Will Google appeal after the remedies are handed down? (Most likely.) 

If so, what will the outcome of that appeal be? And how will default Search 
Engine payments be impacted during the appeal? 

Will Mozilla see enough success in their new business of being a global crew 
of activists to avoid significant layoffs? 

According to multiple sources within Mozilla  who have spoken to The Lunduke 
Journal on the condition of anonymity  employees have deep concerns about the 
future of the company, the leadership currently in power, and the stability 
of their jobs through the end of this year. 

Now, Mozilla has several hundred million dollars in cash on hand .  Which 
means, even if they experience the loss of 80%+ of their revenue they have 
enough runway to keep them afloat at least for a little while.  But burning 
through savings to keep a company afloat is not a great long term strategy. 

What will Mozilla look like this time next year? 

Heck what will Mozilla look like this time next month? 

Its going to be interesting to watch as this unfolds.



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Link to news story:
https://lunduke.substack.com/p/are-we-witnessing-the-final-days


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