Mozilla Officially Kicks Off Ads in Firefox

[Space_Chief]

The Firefox browser, lagging its well-heeled rivals, will soon be serving up an array of ads to one and all.

Mozilla, the nonprofit group that develops and updates the popular Internet browser, said Thursday that it will begin placing ads where thumbnails of your frequently visited websites would normally be found when you open a new tab. While many of those thumbnails, which Firefox calls "Enhanced Tiles," will remain as quick links to your favorite sites, some will feature sponsored logos or other promoted images.

The decision comes after a year-long experiment testing the receptivity of the ads among a small group of users.

CNET

 

[Hamster]

...meh

 

[Chevron]

Well with Chrome taking their market share they have to make money somehow.

 

[Space_Chief]

Well with Chrome taking their market share they have to make money somehow.

It may just turn more people off them.

And this ads thing really sucks. I still remember using NCSA Mosaic and Netscape Navigator / Communicator and there were no ads.

 

[copacetic]

It is about as unobtrusive as it can get, as far as I can tell.

Won't change my use of the software.

 

[LazyLion]

Firefox rocks!
Chrome sucks donkey balls.

 

[Impulse_One]

What tiles? I have empty page when I open new tab...

 

[DA-LION-619]

Chrome FTW! Bookmark and history syncing across devices.

 

[NeonNinja]

Long live Chrome! Firefox is going down baby!

 

[KleinBoontjie]

Chrome FTW! Bookmark and history syncing across devices.

Also equally *** over all the devices

 

[KleinBoontjie]

Wonder if Google stopped donating to them.

 

[Chevron]

Wonder if Google stopped donating to them.

It was never a donation. They got paid per search, or for being the default search provider.

Then the payment got too high and Google made chrome to save cash.

 

[KleinBoontjie]

Ja, but they still funded them way after Chrome. Up until last year still. LINK
LINK 2
But I guess they stopped. Can't find nothing for this year.

 

[Chevron]

Ja, but they still funded them way after Chrome. Up until last year still. LINK
LINK 2
But I guess they stopped. Can't find nothing for this year.

Yeah of course they would carry on paying after they made chrome. But with chrome's marketshare now they pay firefox way way less now.

 

[KleinBoontjie]

I also noticed that after the last update, the first time I opened Firefox, it took me to a page where it was pushing Duck-duck-go.

 

[KleinBoontjie]

Found something and it seems like Mozilla is in dire straits.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/11/12/mozilla_google_financing/

 

[ponder]

Firefox rocks!
Chrome sucks donkey balls.

Countries have gone to war over less inflammatory statements, best you watch your six!

Browsers have become seriously bloated though!

 

[Hemi300c]

I also only use Firefox.

 

[hawker]

Chrome FTW! Bookmark and history syncing across devices.

Also pushbullet.