Did Google buy Firefox?

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    Hi you see google ads on firefox and firefox with google toolbar. The question is did Google buy Firefox? What is the relationship between the two companies?
     
    Cinta April, Jun 22, 2008 IP
  2. priyakochin

    priyakochin Banned

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    they may have mutual business relationship.
    that dones't mean the company is undertaken.
     
    priyakochin, Jun 22, 2008 IP
  3. NahiaN

    NahiaN Well-Known Member

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    Its cuz for Google's close relationship with the Mozilla Foundation!

    Google has complained long and hard about Microsoft's advantage in IE, especially when IE7 was released and MSN was the default search.
    But it looks like Google has it's tentacles into Firefox at least as much as Microsoft is into IE.
     
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  4. mikey1090

    mikey1090 Moderator Staff

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    They are just best friends :D
     
    mikey1090, Jun 22, 2008 IP
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    jitendraag Notable Member

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    Yup. Infact firefox main developer was hired by Google but I don't think he is with them any more. Google does pay Mozilla foundation a lot of dough to be included as the default search engine but google doesn't own firefox (not yet anyway) :)
     
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    Num Lock Active Member

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    Google should buy them out
     
    Num Lock, Jun 22, 2008 IP
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    jitendraag Notable Member

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    Google is on the brink of getting anti-trust suits filed on them with double click buy out.. They won't attract more trouble by going this way:)
     
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    Google wants to keep Firefox independent. It looks better for Google if it doesn't control the browser, since that's been a major point of anti-trust concern for Microsoft.
     
    slapshot, Jun 22, 2008 IP
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    google will own everything in the next 10 years
     
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    Yes i think it is an attempt by google to level the browser playing field
     
    primeryder, Jun 23, 2008 IP