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I disagree. Mozilla signs a very rich contract with search engines like Google and Yahoo. They have more money than they know what to do with.

• detaro 11y ago
  They aren't part of Mozilla.
  • acaloiar 11y ago
    Yes, but Pocket is integrated with Firefox. Pocket and the Mozilla Foundation formed a partnership that almost certainly includes some sort of compensation or resources in exchange for Pocket's service.
    • muraiki 11y ago
      Actually no, it appears that Mozilla is not getting any money from Pocket but rather chose Pocket themselves. https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/38aorv/psa_mozilla_is_not_benefiting_from_the_pocket/ https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/38aorv/psa_mozilla...
      • yarrel 11y ago
        That's even weirder.
  • anotherangrydev 11y ago
    Don't be so naive. Do you think you can just walk up to Mozilla and tell them: "Sup guys, just bundle this crap into your browser. Please."?
    • deleted 11y ago
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    • detaro 11y ago
      Mozilla claims that they don't get money for the integration, and I don't see a good reason why I shouldn't believe them. Pocket very likely doesn't have that much money lying around, compared to Mozillas budget.
      • balladeer 11y ago
        That's makes it worse. Mozilla integrating Pocket into Firefox for free.
        • JosephRedfern 11y ago
          Really? Does it? "Mozilla bundles crapware for financial gain" vs "Mozilla bundling add-on it believes will benefit users".
          • throwaway2048 11y ago
            its sounds a lot more like the situation was "Pocket was friends with some guys at mozilla, and they made up a bunch of bullshit about how it was a benefit to users to push their buddies project"
            • johnny22 11y ago
              where did you get that impression?
          • yellowapple 11y ago
            "Mozilla bundles crapware for financial gain" v. "Mozilla bundles crapware without any financial incentive" is a more accurate comparison, and highlights that something is indeed wonky over in Mozillaland.
            • pnathan 11y ago
              Pocket + Firefox is a pretty stanky integration. Very unpleasant to have it bundled in.