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Firefox maker Mozilla prepares Gmail-like Thundermail (www.theregister.com)
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[-] madjo@feddit.nl 69 points 3 months ago

They’re looking for a sustainable revenue stream because the Google subsidy is bound to dry up.

[-] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 44 points 3 months ago

if they manage to make it an actual good product and also not host it in the US, they might even be able to pull it off

[-] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 34 points 3 months ago

Just be Proton without the support for fascism. Easy.

[-] arakhis_@feddit.org 8 points 3 months ago

isnt the proton ceo praising trump publicly?

[-] NKBTN@feddit.uk 3 points 3 months ago

Congratulated him on day 1, I don't think said anything since

[-] arakhis_@feddit.org 1 points 3 months ago

which means its ok for you. I cant follow

[-] LWD@lemm.ee 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

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[-] FarraigePlaisteach@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

I'd need to be able to choose a non-US server too. And even then, all the major tech firms breached EU laws by later transferring data back to the US. But if I had to trust an American company Mozilla would be among the better choices.

[-] Niquarl@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 months ago

They are thinking of having the user choose the juridiction. So far their testing is hosted in the EU apparently.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago

Isn't Mozilla a US company?

Somehow I don't see them leaving the place where they do business

[-] beyond@linkage.ds8.zone 13 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Thunderbird and Firefox are developed by separate companies (both under the Mozilla Foundation). Thunderbird is funded through donations. Firefox is funded through (among other sources, such as Pocket and advertisements) the Google search deal. As far as I know it's not legally feasible (or even possible) for the Firefox money to go to Thunderbird or vice versa.

[-] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago

Article says revenue from this won't fund firefox.

[-] Squizzy@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

They make a significant cut of their money through their portfolio

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