Mozilla Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation that coordinates and integrates the development of Internet-related applications such as the Firefox web browser, by a global community of open-source developers, some of whom are employed by the corporation itself.
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Unlike the non-profit Mozilla Foundation, and the Mozilla open source project, founded by the now defunct Netscape Communications Corporation, the Mozilla Corporation is a taxable entity.
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The Mozilla Corporation's stated aim is to work towards the Mozilla Foundation's public benefit to "promote choice and innovation on the Internet.
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Mozilla Corporation was established on August 3, 2005, to handle the revenue-related operations of the Mozilla Foundation.
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In March 2006, Jason Calacanis reported a rumor on his blog that Mozilla Corporation gained $72M during the previous year, mainly thanks to the Google search box in the Firefox browser.
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Under the deal, Mozilla Corporation was to have received from Google another $900 million, nearly 3 times the previous amount.
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In March 2014, Mozilla Corporation came under some criticism after it appointed Brendan Eich as its new chief executive officer.
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On February 27, 2017, Mozilla Corporation acquired the bookmark manager and suggestion service Pocket.
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In January 2020, Mozilla Corporation fired 70 employees after the new revenue streams could not deliver the expected revenue quickly enough.
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Shortly after the announcement of staff cuts, Mozilla insiders leaked information that the Google search deal will be extended until 2023 instead of expiring in 2020, meaning the corporation financial state is stable.
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In December 2020, Mozilla Corporation closed its headquarters office in Mountain View, citing reduced need for office space due to pandemic.
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Microsoft SEC filing on June 30, 2005, acknowledged that "competitors such as Mozilla Corporation offer software that competes with the Internet Explorer Web browsing capabilities of our Windows operating system products.
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In 2005, Mozilla Corporation agreed to allow Microsoft to use its Web feed logo in the interest of common graphical representation of the Web feeds feature.
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