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minus-squareconst_void@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up56·3 days agoBrave is also backed by Peter Thiel.
minus-squareXLE@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down1·3 days agoJust wait till you find out who funds Firefox.
minus-squareGoodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day agoIirc google only pays Mozilla for a. Having google as the default search engine and b. Avoiding antitrust lawsuits.
minus-squareXLE@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours ago“Only” comes with a lot of implied strings attached. Can Mozilla bite the hand that feeds them? If they can, they should, especially if Google is as evil as they are. If they can’t, well, we’ve identified their master, haven’t we?
minus-squarekent_eh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days ago Brave is also backed by Peter Thiel. First I’ve heard of that. Source?
minus-squarelimer@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 days agoHis foundation has invested in it per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_(web_browser)
minus-squarekent_eh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoThanks, I knew about some of Brave’s controversies but missed that. I also wasn’t previously aware that Brave’s CEO, Brendan Eich, was a homphobic shithead, either.
minus-squareTBi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down5·2 days agoPeople won’t pay for anything, and are then surprised by who actually pays for stuff. These developers need to eat too.
Brave is also backed by Peter Thiel.
Just wait till you find out who funds Firefox.
Could it be… Satan?
It’s Google. So…… yes.
Iirc google only pays Mozilla for a. Having google as the default search engine and b. Avoiding antitrust lawsuits.
“Only” comes with a lot of implied strings attached. Can Mozilla bite the hand that feeds them? If they can, they should, especially if Google is as evil as they are. If they can’t, well, we’ve identified their master, haven’t we?
First I’ve heard of that. Source?
His foundation has invested in it per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_(web_browser)
Thanks, I knew about some of Brave’s controversies but missed that.
I also wasn’t previously aware that Brave’s CEO, Brendan Eich, was a homphobic shithead, either.
People won’t pay for anything, and are then surprised by who actually pays for stuff.
These developers need to eat too.