This is the second layoff at Mozilla this year, the first affecting dozens of staff on the side of the organization that builds the popular Firefox browser.

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/46655413

The Mozilla Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Firefox browser maker Mozilla, has laid off 30% of its employees as the organization says it faces a “relentless onslaught of change.”

  • T156@lemmy.worldEnglish
    251·
    6 hours ago

    If Mozilla does become defunct, it does raise the question of whether Chrome would be considered a Google monopoly, and therefore subject to antitrust legislation.

    I can’t imagine any governments would look kindly upon internet access being guarded behind a single company’s product.

    • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
      16·
      3 hours ago

      I can’t imagine any governments would look kindly upon internet access being guarded behind a single company’s product.

      laughs in 2001

    • ravhall@discuss.onlineEnglish
      81·
      4 hours ago

      There is a new browser based on WebKit (safari), called Orion that looks promising. However, it’s only on macOS and iOS at this point. Hopefully Linux and Android will be a consideration at some point.

      • dan@upvote.auEnglish
        1·
        6 minutes ago

        There’s also a new browser based on Firefox/Gecko called Zen. There’s way too many browsers based on Webkit or Blink.

      • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
        61·
        4 hours ago

        Chrome’s engine was originally forked from WebKit. That makes them too similar (even years later) for WebKit to count as a real alternative.

        • ravhall@discuss.onlineEnglish
          52·
          3 hours ago

          The point is to leave a google controlled ecosystem… which means it counts as a valid alternative. What would you suggest besides chromium and gecko?

    • WldFyre@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      4 hours ago

      Splitting Chrome from Google wouldn’t make Chrome not a monopoly, though, right?

      • T156@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        2 hours ago

        The split might leave a monopoly still, if it’s the only major browser.

        • ChapulinColorado@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          2 hours ago

          It would be a lot easier to compete with though, since Google couldn’t treat it as a loss leader that still bring them in search revenue by default.