Overreliance on Google = bad ending.<p>They would have to de-google, and be forced to cut most of their staff. This is largely considered intolerable. Google won this one. The way I see it, there are 3 possible futures for the web, in order of likeliness:<p>a.) The current status quo could remain, and Firefox will hover around 3-5% marketshare, maybe boosting up to 10% or 15% when people realize they need ublock origin to tolerate using the internet.<p>b.) The U.S. could break up Google via antitrust law, which would force Mozilla to either find another (likely just as bad if not worse) sponsor, or, less likely, tighten their belt and "restore their former glory".<p>c.) Ladybird brings about a new browser revolution. Awesome, "safe" codebase from the ground up with compatibility, stability and efficiency with modern technologies deprecates everything else. Swift becomes widespread and well loved.