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I think it's partially Goodwill, partially business. Google does get some benefit out of being the default search engine for those additional users. It's not substantial, and Cromes is the dominant browser in the market, so I think Google is more just happy to keep Mozilla existing. Also, the existence of Mozilla makes chrome seem like less of a monopoly.

Source: pure speculation on my part



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