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Firefox could be doomed without Google search deal, says executive

On May 2, 2025, Mozilla's Chief Financial Officer testified that Firefox's continued viability relies significantly on its long-term search agreement with Google.
This dependence is rooted in Mozilla's prior attempt from 2014 to 2017 to replace Google's search service with Yahoo's on Firefox, which led to a notable decline in the browser’s user base.
Firefox offers over 50 search providers and promotes user choice, but search revenue from Google constitutes about 85-90% of Mozilla's annual income, funding browser development and nonprofit efforts.
Muhlheim warned that losing Google's payments all at once could force major cuts, risking a downward financial spiral that might endanger Firefox and its Gecko browser engine competing with Chromium and WebKit.
The court's remedy phase must balance promoting search competition without destabilizing independent browsers like Firefox, whose financial viability could be threatened by restricting default search partnerships.

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