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So what organization with that kind of credibility is offering a free vpn? If Mozilla did, it probably would get the kind of attention and focus you’re suggest

So what organization with that kind of credibility is offering a free vpn? If Mozilla did, it probably would get the kind of attention and focus you’re suggesting. I just don’t see a lot of companies with a similar vision as Mozilla that are successful.

ubercow13 7y ago
Cloudflare is going to offer a free VPN
- andreareina 7y ago
  The marginal cost to Cloudflare for the extra engineering, compute, and bandwidth is lower than it would be for many other organizations, and it's good marketing for the things they actually make money on.
  - SXX 7y ago
    Actually it's provide them much more than just marketing. They'll be only one company to know detailed information about client connection quality, they'll able to optimize routes for their CDN even more. It's crucial competitive edge for their primary service.
    - petronio 7y ago
      That's a really good point, they'll be able to place VPN endpoints near their CDN endpoints and minimize additional latency, while still knowing the client's original IP for filtering, analytics, and providing geography based views. There's value added for both the VPN users and Cloudflare clients.
  - deleted 7y ago
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- lostlogin 7y ago
  Wow, thanks. I’d happily pay them.
- pradeepchhetri 7y ago
  Last year, Cloudflare announced[0] a product called Cloudflare Access[1] which solves the same problem as VPN, not sure if it can be used as a replacement of VPN totally. [0] https://blog.cloudflare.com/introducing-cloudflare-access/ https://blog.cloudflare.com/introducing-cloudflare-access/ [1] https://www.cloudflare.com/products/cloudflare-access/ https://www.cloudflare.com/products/cloudflare-access/
phonon 7y ago
It's coming! https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/10/18660344/firefox-subscription-paid-service-vpn-cloud-storage-release-date https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/10/18660344/firefox-subscrip...

ubercow13 7y ago

Cloudflare is going to offer a free VPN

andreareina 7y ago
The marginal cost to Cloudflare for the extra engineering, compute, and bandwidth is lower than it would be for many other organizations, and it's good marketing for the things they actually make money on.
- SXX 7y ago
  Actually it's provide them much more than just marketing. They'll be only one company to know detailed information about client connection quality, they'll able to optimize routes for their CDN even more. It's crucial competitive edge for their primary service.
  - petronio 7y ago
    That's a really good point, they'll be able to place VPN endpoints near their CDN endpoints and minimize additional latency, while still knowing the client's original IP for filtering, analytics, and providing geography based views. There's value added for both the VPN users and Cloudflare clients.
- deleted 7y ago
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lostlogin 7y ago
Wow, thanks. I’d happily pay them.
pradeepchhetri 7y ago
Last year, Cloudflare announced[0] a product called Cloudflare Access[1] which solves the same problem as VPN, not sure if it can be used as a replacement of VPN totally. [0] https://blog.cloudflare.com/introducing-cloudflare-access/ https://blog.cloudflare.com/introducing-cloudflare-access/ [1] https://www.cloudflare.com/products/cloudflare-access/ https://www.cloudflare.com/products/cloudflare-access/

phonon 7y ago

It's coming! https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/10/18660344/firefox-subscription-paid-service-vpn-cloud-storage-release-date https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/10/18660344/firefox-subscrip...