[maxrmk]

Google (currently) pays Mozilla $400-500 million a year to be the default search engine in firefox.

edit: in 2023 they took in $653M in total, $555M of which was from Google. They spent $260M on software development, and $236M on other things.

[ethbr1]

The "other things" is what most people seem to have problem with.

Mozilla burns a batshit amount of money on feel good fancies.

If it were focused on its core mission -- building great software in key areas -- it would see it can't afford this, because that's the same money that if saved would make them financially independent of Google.

[pseudalopex]

> Mozilla burns a batshit amount of money on feel good fancies.

How much?

[stock_toaster]

  > In 2018, Baker received $2,458,350 in compensation from Mozilla.
  > In 2020, after returning to the position of CEO, Baker's salary was more than $3 million.
  > In 2021, her salary rose again to more than $5.5 million,
  > and again to over $6.9 million in 2022.
  >
  > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell_Baker#Mozilla_Foundation_and_Mozilla_Corporation

[pseudalopex]

And what percent of revenue was this?

[ethbr1]

0.55% in 2018, rising to 1.1% in 2022

[pseudalopex]

Saving 1.1% of revenue would make them financially independent of Google?

[vondur]

>$236M on other things This is from another poster. I'm guessing stuff not related to Firefox development.

[pseudalopex]

$236M included facilities, administration, marketing, and so on.

[account42]

Yes, they should trim most of that fat.

[pseudalopex]

How much is fat?