March 12, 2009 - 7:28am
While Google continues to develop and introduce new technologies its partners become concerned about the future of their business that can be impacted by the new products of the searching engine giant. Mozilla is considering possible options to go on without Google’s default search feature on the toolbar of Firefox.
The agreement between Mozilla and Google has proved mutually beneficial to date. Google accounts for more than 88% of Mozilla's revenue, which totaled $75 million in 2007. Meantime Mozilla contributes to the Google’s share in the web search market with Firefox sharing around 22% of the browser market and the new users won over from Microsoft IE.
In 2011 the agreement between Mozilla and Google expires and since September when Google introduced its own Internet browser Chrome observers has been questioning if the partnership is fated to continue.
And while Mitchell Baker, the chairman at Mozilla, is considering other search partnerships and ways to generate revenues both companies still believe in continued relationship. After all, Chrome only recently passed 1% in share of browser use. "That's a terrible setting for Google to operate in," says Baker. "It's a setting for a lot of risk." Google, in turn, also expressed its loyalty to the partnership saying that while the company entered the browser market they still ‘remain great supporters of Firefox’ according to Google spokesman Eitan Bencuya.
The agreement between Mozilla and Google has proved mutually beneficial to date. Google accounts for more than 88% of Mozilla's revenue, which totaled $75 million in 2007. Meantime Mozilla contributes to the Google’s share in the web search market with Firefox sharing around 22% of the browser market and the new users won over from Microsoft IE.
In 2011 the agreement between Mozilla and Google expires and since September when Google introduced its own Internet browser Chrome observers has been questioning if the partnership is fated to continue.
And while Mitchell Baker, the chairman at Mozilla, is considering other search partnerships and ways to generate revenues both companies still believe in continued relationship. After all, Chrome only recently passed 1% in share of browser use. "That's a terrible setting for Google to operate in," says Baker. "It's a setting for a lot of risk." Google, in turn, also expressed its loyalty to the partnership saying that while the company entered the browser market they still ‘remain great supporters of Firefox’ according to Google spokesman Eitan Bencuya.