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[–] mnmalst@lemmy.zip 17 points 4 months ago (1 children)

They get most of their money from google for the "default search engine deal" make of that what you want. For me personally it doesn't sound fully independent.

[–] fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Seems a little idealistic.

If ladybird actually achieves any sort of userbase they would take the same deal in an instant.

[–] FractalsInfinite@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Based on the community being quite succsessful so far despite being made by volunteers, I don't think they will.

[–] PseudorandomNoise@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

Making a web browser that’s fully compatible with modern standards is not easy nor cheap (and worse it’s a moving target because the standards keep evolving). I’m rooting for these folks but eventually money will be an issue.

Oh my sweet summer child.