There are only two ways to generate revenue: direct and indirect. Nobody will pay for a browser.

I don’t use Firefox and this whole thing is distasteful, but I’m not sure how they’re supposed to cover operating expenses without indirect monetization, or what for of indirect other than ads would work.

In the meanwhile, people are asking how to donate to Firefox not to Mozilla and it's CEOs whims and personal salary.

> Nobody will pay for a browser.

Speak for yourself.

Give me a browser that clearly and unambiguously does not sell my usage of it in any way, and I will give you a monthly subscription.

Horse Browser? https://gethorse.com

Built on top of chrome (electron actually). Same issues as every other chrome form. Also, doesn't support extensions.

Well yeah and I do pay for Kagi but would still say “nobody will pay for a search engine” using “nobody” in the “not enough people to scale a mass market business” sense.

> There are only two ways to generate revenue: direct and indirect. Nobody will pay for a browser.

There's a third way: screw revenue, dump all staff not related to browser development and documentation (MDN) and look for government grants to fund that.

Especially the EU may be a target for a well-written proposal, given the political atmosphere it would make sense to have at least one browser engine that is not fundamentally tied to the US and its plethora of bullshit like NSLs.

> Nobody will pay for a browser.

I would, if they offered a payment-only access to Firefox with no added services and no telemetry whatsoever. I'd pay 50€ a year for that.

Yes, ad first company, with a browser product to capture ad audience.