> In spite of the completely irrelevant lack of marketing money, Mozilla could still have hired John (if he would even have accepted, at this point).
Of course, Mozilla could have hired him in theory. Perhaps it made him an offer. I have no idea. I was just responding to the previous comment, pointing out that as far as money is concerned, I am quite sure Google can offer much more than Mozilla (or basically anyone else, except perhaps Apple, Microsoft, etc. And of course some startups can offer more in terms of shares, but not cash.)
The comment about marketing was a quick way to give an idea of the difference in budget between Google and Mozilla.
> I wasn't expecting this announcement, but it's not surprising. Google is actively developing their dev tools, and Mozilla has...some exploratory experiments
I would say Mozilla's development tools are much more than experiments, but I agree Google has focused on them as a core part of the browser for longer. In part this is because of the existence of Firebug, which made it so Mozilla did not have to focus on such things. But there has definitely been a recent shift in Mozilla on this matter.
Of course, Mozilla could have hired him in theory. Perhaps it made him an offer. I have no idea. I was just responding to the previous comment, pointing out that as far as money is concerned, I am quite sure Google can offer much more than Mozilla (or basically anyone else, except perhaps Apple, Microsoft, etc. And of course some startups can offer more in terms of shares, but not cash.)
The comment about marketing was a quick way to give an idea of the difference in budget between Google and Mozilla.
> I wasn't expecting this announcement, but it's not surprising. Google is actively developing their dev tools, and Mozilla has...some exploratory experiments
I would say Mozilla's development tools are much more than experiments, but I agree Google has focused on them as a core part of the browser for longer. In part this is because of the existence of Firebug, which made it so Mozilla did not have to focus on such things. But there has definitely been a recent shift in Mozilla on this matter.