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OSnews Editorial: Desktop Linux has a Firefox problem (www.osnews.com)
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[–] yoasif@fedia.io 1 points 1 year ago

With desktop Linux trailing both Windows and macOS in popularity, there’s nothing unexpected or inherently malicious about this, and the point of the previous few paragraphs is not to complain about the state of Firefox for Linux or to suggest Mozilla transfers precious resources from the Windows and macOS versions to the Linux version. While I obviously wouldn’t complain if they did so, it wouldn’t make much sense. The real reason I’m highlighting these issues is that if Firefox for Linux is already treated as a third wheel today, with Mozilla’s current financial means and resources, what would happen if Mozilla saw a drastic reduction in its financial means and resources?

Clearly, Google would cut the macOS and Windows versions of Chrome and begin to deploy Chromebooks and Chrome for Linux exclusively.