Mozilla acquires Active Replica to build on its metaverse vision
techcrunch.com
Mozilla has acquired Active Replica, a company focused on building VR-forward virtual event and collaboration technologies.

Crypto news outlets are ecstatic.

The web developer Mozilla, mainly known for its internet browser Firefox, has joined the rush of legacy internet platforms jumping into the Web3 and metaverse development space.

why, Mozilla :deeper-sadness:

    • sovietknuckles [they/them]
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      2 years ago

      They're broke because like 95% of their funding comes from companies like Google and Amazon paying Mozilla to list their search engines, with the vast majority coming from Google, since it's the default. That's why they started additional stuff like their VPN service, so that they're not totally dependent on their biggest competitor. If this is along the same lines as that goal, I guess some executive thinks there's money to be made in the metaverse