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by octokatt 1071 days ago
> For what it's worth, Mozilla was nearly killed at least twice by code quality.

> That’s not to say that I now think that “High quality good! Low quality better!”. > As many commenters on Cupać’s post observed, while high quality isn’t necessary for success, it improves the chances of it.

_Nearly_ killed. But Mozilla is still kicking around. Maybe not doing the kind of internet-shaping work they once did (here's hoping they get back there), but they continue to exist.