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[–] PEWPSHOOTPIRATE@lemmy.world -1 points 6 hours ago

Lol...people sayin mozilla goin downhill...they have been putting up a fake premise to the public for 10 years.

[–] nroth@lemmy.world 5 points 13 hours ago

I bet its two users are both very sad

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

i'm legitimately sad about this since i loved having a nice wholesome social media network that actually takes moderation seriously to keep up trolls and harassers :(

[–] Draconic_NEO@lemmy.world 4 points 13 hours ago

It is sad, really thought they were trying to do something good but I guess they were just trying to chase trends, they're pursuing the AI trend now heavily, and a lot of Firefox users are pissed about it, many think they are shutting down because they don't get the positive feedback and enthusiasm about AI that they were hoping to on Mastodon, as they do on other platforms like twitter and threads.

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 8 points 22 hours ago

Man, Mozilla used to be nice but they have just turned so shit. I hope the core firefox people quit and make a new browser so that I can donate directly to the new browser instead of some middle man (or woman right now) who siphons off the money (aka Mozilla).

[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 86 points 1 day ago (17 children)

Fediverse is so 2022. It's all about AI now.

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[–] Hubi@feddit.org 162 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Why? Doesn't look like there's any explanation for this move.

[–] tamlyn@lemmy.zip 169 points 1 day ago (9 children)

The new CEO of Mozilla, Laura Chambers, already said on march she want to reduce investment for mastodon and other products (VR, VPN, Relay). So this is just another part in reducing cost on section that doesn't produce money. I'm not surprised. Sadly i have only a german source for that and the soure of them, bloomberg has a paywall.

[–] FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.org 57 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Good. They should focus on their browser. No one wanted their side projects. It was scope creep and took away resources from their main product offering. Sounds like the right move.

[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 hours ago

I wanted some of their side projects. Their web-things iot automation controller (and related standards) was pretty sweet. Until they spun it off into its own company without any staff.

[–] Monument@lemmy.sdf.org 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My understanding is that they are focusing on adding in “AI” features in a big way, and that’s why they cut development on the other work. 🫤

[–] FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.org 22 points 1 day ago (7 children)

Fuck AI too. No one wants that garbage. I hate that everything has a chatbot now

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[–] asdfasdfasdf@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago (3 children)

But then how do you make money with a browser if you aren't getting Google money and don't spy on users?

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[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 28 points 1 day ago

So this is just another part in reducing cost on section that doesn’t produce money.

That's what I immediately thought - they're cutting corners to decrease dependency of googlebux, as depending on how things go those bux will go dry.

[–] TheFool@infosec.pub 17 points 1 day ago

Tap for Golem Article

Mozilla baut Stellen ab und fokussiert sich neu

Kommt die Wende bei Mozilla? Unter der neuen Chefin Laura Chambers startet Mozilla eine umfassende Reorganisation.

Artikelveröffentlicht am 14. Februar 2024, 7:39 Uhr, Andreas Fischer

Für Firefox könnten wieder neue Zeiten anbrechen.

Für Firefox könnten wieder neue Zeiten anbrechen.(Bild: KI-generiert durch Bing Image Creator/Dall-E)

Keine Woche nachdem die langjährige Mozilla-Chefin Mitchell Baker ihren Wechsel vom CEO-Posten auf den der Executive Chairwoman der Mozilla Foundation bekannt gegeben hat, baut das Unternehmen 60 weitere Stellen beziehungsweise etwa fünf Prozent der Belegschaft ab. 2020 verloren bereits 250 Mitarbeiter ihren Job bei dem Firefox-Anbieter.

Der erneute Stellenabbau betrifft laut Bloomberg vor allem Mitarbeiter in der Produktentwicklung. Man wolle sich in Zukunft mehr auf Bereiche wie Firefox Mobile konzentrieren, in denen man die größten Erfolgschancen sehe, kündigte Mozilla an.

Auf der anderen Seite werde man Investitionen in Produkte wie VPN, Relay sowie einen Dienst reduzieren, mit dem Anwender bei Datenbrokern über sie gespeicherte Daten löschen lassen können. Darüber hinaus will Mozilla seine 3D-Umgebung Hubs abschalten und weniger Aufwand bei seiner Mastodon-Instanz mozilla.social betreiben.

KI und Firefox im Fokus

Techcrunch veröffentlichte zudem ein internes Memorandum, in dem Mozilla ankündigte, sich künftig unter anderem mehr auf "vertrauenswürdige KI für Firefox" zu konzentrieren. Dazu werde man die Teams zusammenfassen, die sich bislang mit Pocket, Inhalten und KI beschäftigt hätten.

Die Umstrukturierung erfolgt kurz nachdem das Unternehmen Laura Chambers zur Interims-CEO ernannt hatte. Die Australierin nannte als eine ihrer wichtigsten Aufgaben eigentlich die Suche nach einem neuen Chef für den Firefox-Anbieter und nicht eine Reorganisation.

Die Änderungen deuten nach Ansicht von Techcrunch aber darauf hin, dass sich Mozilla wieder stärker auf sein Kernprodukt – den Browser Firefox – konzentrieren könnte. In der Vergangenheit brachte die Organisation zahlreiche neue Produkte heraus und vernachlässigte Firefox. Wohl auch deswegen verlor der früher sehr beliebte Browser immer mehr Marktanteile.

Tap for Bloomberg Article

Firefox Maker Mozilla Is Cutting 60 Jobs After Naming New CEO

By Mark Gurman

February 13, 2024 at 7:16 PM UTC

Mozilla Corp., the maker of web browser Firefox, is cutting about 60 jobs as part of a shake-up under a new chief executive officer.

Mozilla said that the move affects about 5% of its workforce and that the cuts were primarily in the product development organization. The company informed employees of the decision on Tuesday. 

“We’re scaling back investment in some product areas in order to focus on areas that we feel have the greatest chance of success,” Mozilla said in a statement. “We intend to re-prioritize resources against products like Firefox Mobile, where there’s a significant opportunity to grow and establish a better model for the industry.” 

The move comes a week after the company named Laura Chambers as its CEO. She’s a former Airbnb Inc. and eBay Inc. executive who joined Mozilla’s board three years ago. Mitchell Baker, Mozilla’s longtime chief, stepped down to become the company’s executive chairman.

Mozilla last cut a significant number of jobs four years ago at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. The not-for-profit company, which competes with Alphabet Inc.’s Google Chrome, Apple Inc.’s Safari and Microsoft Corp.’s Edge, has been grappling with sliding market share of its Firefox web browser in recent years.

In addition to Firefox, Mozilla’s products include email software Thunderbird and article-saving app Pocket.

The move comes after a string of tech layoffs, with more than 32,000 jobs lost in the industry so far this year. Several major tech companies have made cuts in recent weeks, including Amazon.com Inc. and Snap Inc.

— With assistance from Jackie Davalos

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

They have/had stuff for VR?

Edit: Oh yeah. They had a VR browser but it's a full environment one which is far less handy than simply using the android version of Firefox on the overlay screen in whatever environment I am already in.

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[–] cabbage@piefed.social 54 points 1 day ago (3 children)

The trolls in the comment section at least hints at the fact that creating a more positive and constructive online space proved more difficult than they imagined.

I was curious, and joined the queue for the closed beta a long time ago. Never heard back. They explored something new in closed channels, decided not to go for it, backed out. I don't really think they need to justify the decision.

Running a social media is a huge effort, and there's a lot of trolls out there actively targeting Mozilla. I imagine it's just more trouble than it's worth.

[–] simple@lemm.ee 47 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

Everyone: I wish Mozilla would just focus on their browser and not their other BS

fast forward to them cutting costs on a Mastodon server that nobody uses

Everyone: WTF???? I KNEW MOZILLA WAS A FAILURE OF A COMPANY CORPORATIONS ARE NOT OUR FRIENDS WHAT CLOWNS

Threads like this make me wonder why any corporation would bother with the fediverse when this is how most people are on mastodon

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au -2 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Good, i hope they don't bother with the Fediverse. Corporations can fuck off out of our people spaces.

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[–] sag@lemm.ee 12 points 1 day ago

Are they leaving Fediverse?

[–] ItsComplicated@sh.itjust.works 39 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I did not see a reason given. Anyone know why?

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 1 points 6 hours ago

Probably because nobody was using it.

307 users over the last month is barely worth keeping the server running when mastodon.social is getting 249 thousand.

[–] rglullis@communick.news 21 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Political. Steve Teixeira was the one championing the focus on social. Apparently the faction that wanted him out won, and now they are getting rid of his babies, too.

Details of the lawsuit.

[–] mke@programming.dev 12 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I would suggest not trusting anything Lunduke says, the man went off the deep end and became a harmful conspiracy theorist.

For example, he believes there is a trans advocacy group going around and destroying open source projects from within. That's right, only the Lunduke Journal has the truth, and the truth is that trans kids are killing open source.

[–] rglullis@communick.news 1 points 5 hours ago
[–] Flamekebab@piefed.social 5 points 19 hours ago

He used to be on a podcast I listen to (Bad Voltage) and there was an episode (pre-pandemic) where he came out as anti-vaccinations. I didn't listen to the show again until he left. I have zero time for people who think they know better than their children's doctors.

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[–] Blaze@feddit.org 34 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Sorry to hear, the comments on the post aren't happy

[–] ericjmorey@discuss.online 51 points 1 day ago

Doesn't help that they have offered no explanation at all.

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I guess along with all the google money, they also got Google's pathological need to cancel everything, too.

[–] johnassel@discuss.tchncs.de 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I hope that means that they can and will put more power into Firefox development - to concentrate on their main thing.

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 3 points 22 hours ago
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