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[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev -3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

By setting up Firefox as a standalone product organization

What does this even mean? Is Firefox going to be spun out into its own entity? This is such business speak...

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[–] Bitrot@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

The Mozilla Corporation is the Firefox-focused spin-off. They are just reorganizing the internal structure of the company, they do this on a regular basis.