Mozilla Intends to Deprecate OpenSearch
I&#x27;m.. at a loss.  Please, if any Mozillers are on here, can you explain?  I want Mozilla to be successful as a proponent of the open web.  I&#x27;ve said before I&#x27;d gladly pay for it.  With real, hard, proper money.<p>My biggest concern is the unhealthy dependence on Google.  I want a successful Mozilla precisely because I value the free web, not the contorted surveillance monster that Google,  Facebook et al seem intent on.<p>So in the absence of convincing rationale, I assume announcements like this to be nefarious intervention at Google&#x27;s behest.  Return on that $300M &quot;contribution&quot;.<p>Please, Mozilla.  Don&#x27;t give in to the dark side.  There is a palpable increase in privacy awareness - you can be at the nexus of growing it, and grow yourself accordingly.  Or you can side with the Emperor.  Who will crush you once you&#x27;ve served your purpose.<p>OK, maybe that&#x27;s dubiously allegorical.  Here&#x27;s the brutal commercial interpretation.  The _only_ way for you to reverse your declining market share is to have a differentiator.  People need a reason to use Firefox.  You can choose that path.  Google isn&#x27;t &quot;supporting&quot; you - it&#x27;s adopted the &quot;embrace, extend, extinguish&quot; mantra so beloved of 90s&#x2F;00s era Microsoft.  To be clear: you&#x27;re well into stage 3.<p>Seems to me you have two choices.  Find a differentiator and adopt a growth business plan for independence.  Or remain at best Google&#x27;s sop against anti-competitive accusations, and be fully extinguished when you&#x27;re not needed any more.