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by WesolyKubeczek 1577 days ago
Because Mozilla, from all the looks of it, has turned from a company that innovated in the web, into a cash cow providing its CEO with means to support her luxurious lifestyle. This, as well as the fact that if I’d like to donate to the browser specifically, I can’t, screams “money laundering” and “corruption” to me. What else it is, if abysmal company performance is rewarded with bonuses?

Now there will come those saying that since it’s not a government, it can’t be corruption, they can go ans screw themselves in advance.
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ygjb 1577 days ago
It is clear from your tone that you won't be convinced by any argument, but why is it that this particular CEO earning a high salary is "money laundering" and "corruption"?

Mozilla and Firefox developers are still actively engaged in web standards, and are still punching above their weight in terms of building a web browser with a small team, and narrow revenue streams.

I don't necessarily agree that Mozilla has the right leadership, but how do you expect that leadership to change constructively if the pay isn't competitive with other tech companies of similar size and scale (1/2 Billion in revenue, and hundreds of millions of users)?

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WesolyKubeczek 1577 days ago
Do you think that Mozilla lately producing flops instead of products (except for the browser, but that is slowly turning into a flop too) is all because its CEO is “underpaid”?
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cinntaile 1577 days ago
Money laundering and corruption makes it a bit hard to take you seriously. What money do they need to launder exactly?

It's good that Mozilla is trying to diversify its income streams, it's a bit worrying when they are so dependent on Google.

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WesolyKubeczek 1577 days ago
Turning the anti-monopoly racket protection money from Google into rent for Mozilla’s executives while the company is consistently underperforming when it comes to its stated goals does sound like corruption.

In an underperforming company, executives have no grounds for rewards or raises. In a still-healthy company, they would likely have been replaced.

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sofixa 1577 days ago
That's neither money laundering nor corruption.
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