Some of the remedies proposed in the case risk the future of our Firefox browser and Gecko browser engine—the last remaining non-Big Tech browser engine.
In the coming weeks, we hope to see a shift to focus on remedies that can improve search competition without harming the pro-competitive role that Firefox and other independent browsers play in the ecosystem.
I’ve been saying for a while that I can’t imagine how Mozilla continues without this funding from Google. I’m not particularly opposed to the government breaking up monopolies, but this entire case doesn’t make sense. What does it look like to break out Chrome as a separate company? How could such a company make money without a search deal that has how been deemed to be illegal?