Mozilla claims that it can earn without Google's cash

Mozilla used to rely on Google to make money with Firefox, but now the search-engine claims that its financial future is going great.

According to Engadget, Google used to pay a big sum to be the Firefoxes' default search engine. Mozilla made $330 million in 2014 with this deal. However, Mozilla no longer wants its money to come from only one source.

As its deal with Google ended last year, Mozilla has stuck deals with various tech companies such as Yahoo, Yandex, and Baidu.

Tech Times reported that Baidu and Yandex would be the default search engine for Firefox in China and Russia, while the United States will have Yahoo, and Google will still be used in Europe. There are still no official reports why Mozilla is no longer earning from Google.

"We don't have a commercial relationship with Google at this point," said Mozilla's chief business and legal officer Denelle Dixon-Thayer in a report by CNET. "It goes back to our strategy of how we can encourage more competition."

With more competition, Mozilla gives consumers more options as the online world is expanding into mobile devices. This will help prevent tech giants from abusing their power. One example is by manipulating search engine results to favor allies.

So far, Mozilla is making money on its own without Google's cash. With Mozilla's strong, new search deals, the current income is expected to be better, according to its chief financial officer Jim Cook.

"We really look forward to displaying our results next year," said Cook. "2015 will show our continued track record of really strong financial results."

As a nonprofit organization, Mozilla doesn't operate like its competitors, like Google and Apple. In 2014, it had a $270 million in cash and cash equivalents, which is a $20 million rise compared to the year prior to that. It has 1,000 employees, but it has over 10,000 volunteers worldwide.