I'm glad they're doing this. While there are no strict enforcements at my workplace regarding browsers, Chrome has been pushed since the beginning and for a long time it's looked there's been talk...
I'm glad they're doing this. While there are no strict enforcements at my workplace regarding browsers, Chrome has been pushed since the beginning and for a long time it's looked there's been talk of restricting the use of others due to lack of enterprise controls. Hopefully that means if that time comes, Firefox is included in the conversation but I'm concerned at this point that it might be too far behind.
I think they could bring it home if they had an email server. Partner with like AOL or something and offer the whole shebang as a privacy aware enterprise suite.
I think they could bring it home if they had an email server. Partner with like AOL or something and offer the whole shebang as a privacy aware enterprise suite.
Worth noting they do provide GPO Templates, which will at least apply for Windows/AD. I'm curious what this would entail, but I'm not sure I can get clients to switch to Firefox. It could be...
Worth noting they do provide GPO Templates, which will at least apply for Windows/AD. I'm curious what this would entail, but I'm not sure I can get clients to switch to Firefox. It could be useful for my clients already with Firefox (+ their GPOs in place), however.
I hope there are some organizations out there that this makes sense for (in my personal life I'm a big fan of Firefox), but it's incredibly late for them to release this (though still better late...
I hope there are some organizations out there that this makes sense for (in my personal life I'm a big fan of Firefox), but it's incredibly late for them to release this (though still better late than never). Enterprise Chrome makes more sense for those already involved in the Google Suite, for those looking to de-Americanize their tech stack, Mozilla is still a US-based company, and other third-party options are ostensibly more mature, e.g. Island (which my company is currently evaluating). I'm just not sure how well they can capture market share with this, and get to a point where it doesn't make sense to cancel the project in a few years time.
My guess is that there is some anticipation of the Google Antitrust case getting traction again if the Midterms and then 2028 maintains the swing towards more leftist Democrats and the FTC gets...
My guess is that there is some anticipation of the Google Antitrust case getting traction again if the Midterms and then 2028 maintains the swing towards more leftist Democrats and the FTC gets enough teeth to put the big tech giants through a wood chipped. And even if that's not the case, it does feel like there are plenty of people looking for alternative browser solutions already.
I remember there was calls for Google to sell off their Browser division and the issue at the time is that there wasn't really a market or competitive buyer for such a product/company (the only options would likely be Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon or the Government; and all of that comes with their own complications). And the retail product doesn't really make sense without the entire advertising panopticon that it facilitates.
There is a good case to make a bid for the enterprise portion alone. Primarily because its the type of boring, background, mass scale, 5+ year b2b licenses that make for successful software companies. With some enterprises starting to sour on the perpetually escalating SaaS pricing and having critical functions subject to the whims of host companies, I can see a market for a good on-prem admin suite (with a comparable and siloed cloud option for SMMEs). Bundle in a strong pedigree, out-the-box GDPR/CCPA compliance, Ad blocking, anti-AI tools, VPN, provider agnostic email clients, open source office intergrations and all the other things Google can't exactly include in their own product; it becomes a feasible option for anyone looking to untangle from Single-service-provider dependencies.
And enterprise is also a very good gateway into the retail market. If a user can seamlessly create a work instance through their personal-device client or if Firefox enterprise becomes the standard browser at schools/training, it just nudges more people into the ecosystem. Hell, I know people will migrate the second they see an ad-blocked internet on their work computers and learning they can get the same anywhere.
I've always felt that Protonmail is eating the lunch that Firefox all but prepared for itself. Enterprise has been the way to go for a while now, and with a suite of privacy focused services like...
I've always felt that Protonmail is eating the lunch that Firefox all but prepared for itself.
Enterprise has been the way to go for a while now, and with a suite of privacy focused services like Proton (plus office software) Firefox could carve out a great space for themselves that align with the brand, give users a proper alternative to Google and take advantage of existing FF goodwill.
I'm glad they're doing this. While there are no strict enforcements at my workplace regarding browsers, Chrome has been pushed since the beginning and for a long time it's looked there's been talk of restricting the use of others due to lack of enterprise controls. Hopefully that means if that time comes, Firefox is included in the conversation but I'm concerned at this point that it might be too far behind.
I think they could bring it home if they had an email server. Partner with like AOL or something and offer the whole shebang as a privacy aware enterprise suite.
Hmm, they don’t have AOL, would you settle for thundermail?
Worth noting they do provide GPO Templates, which will at least apply for Windows/AD. I'm curious what this would entail, but I'm not sure I can get clients to switch to Firefox. It could be useful for my clients already with Firefox (+ their GPOs in place), however.
I hope there are some organizations out there that this makes sense for (in my personal life I'm a big fan of Firefox), but it's incredibly late for them to release this (though still better late than never). Enterprise Chrome makes more sense for those already involved in the Google Suite, for those looking to de-Americanize their tech stack, Mozilla is still a US-based company, and other third-party options are ostensibly more mature, e.g. Island (which my company is currently evaluating). I'm just not sure how well they can capture market share with this, and get to a point where it doesn't make sense to cancel the project in a few years time.
Huh, interesting, my main browser Vivaldi also announced that they want to move in enterprise direction too.
Now I'm curious why..
My guess is that there is some anticipation of the Google Antitrust case getting traction again if the Midterms and then 2028 maintains the swing towards more leftist Democrats and the FTC gets enough teeth to put the big tech giants through a wood chipped. And even if that's not the case, it does feel like there are plenty of people looking for alternative browser solutions already.
I remember there was calls for Google to sell off their Browser division and the issue at the time is that there wasn't really a market or competitive buyer for such a product/company (the only options would likely be Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon or the Government; and all of that comes with their own complications). And the retail product doesn't really make sense without the entire advertising panopticon that it facilitates.
There is a good case to make a bid for the enterprise portion alone. Primarily because its the type of boring, background, mass scale, 5+ year b2b licenses that make for successful software companies. With some enterprises starting to sour on the perpetually escalating SaaS pricing and having critical functions subject to the whims of host companies, I can see a market for a good on-prem admin suite (with a comparable and siloed cloud option for SMMEs). Bundle in a strong pedigree, out-the-box GDPR/CCPA compliance, Ad blocking, anti-AI tools, VPN, provider agnostic email clients, open source office intergrations and all the other things Google can't exactly include in their own product; it becomes a feasible option for anyone looking to untangle from Single-service-provider dependencies.
And enterprise is also a very good gateway into the retail market. If a user can seamlessly create a work instance through their personal-device client or if Firefox enterprise becomes the standard browser at schools/training, it just nudges more people into the ecosystem. Hell, I know people will migrate the second they see an ad-blocked internet on their work computers and learning they can get the same anywhere.
I've always felt that Protonmail is eating the lunch that Firefox all but prepared for itself.
Enterprise has been the way to go for a while now, and with a suite of privacy focused services like Proton (plus office software) Firefox could carve out a great space for themselves that align with the brand, give users a proper alternative to Google and take advantage of existing FF goodwill.