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Firefox would do well to remove Pocket integration and stop placing ads.
by zecg 8y ago
Firefox would do well to remove Pocket integration and stop placing ads.
- alex_duf 8y agoPeople need to be paid at some point, unless everyone magically starts to donate that's a reality. I don't like it either, that's why I give to Mozilla once in a while.
- vinay427 8y agoRegrading Pocket, why? I was ready to pull my torch out for Mozilla when I realized that Firefox included first-party Pocket support, until I learned that Mozilla now owns Read It Later (the developers of Pocket). I see no problem with Firefox including support for a product that Mozilla has complete control over, especially as a browser extension is a natural use case for Pocket.
- PurpleRamen 8y agoThey need that to make money in the dark future when they are not getting enough money anymore from Google because of their low marketshare. They call it "becoming independant".
- AsyncAwait 8y agoa.) Mozilla owns Pocket. b.) The ads are entirely local and do not track you. They're an attempt to diversify revenue sources away from Google. Chrome doesn't have to do that, since Google tracks you.