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There were multiple successful open source projects here where companies payed for taking part of the planning of new features. Google already pays for the buil
by xiphias2 6y ago
There were multiple successful open source projects here where companies payed for taking part of the planning of new features. Google already pays for the built-in default search for Firefox, I don't see a reason why other services couldn't be built in as long as the user gets something in return and keeps its privacy/freedom.
- ZekeSulastin 6y agoLike Pocket/etc.? I seem to remember the userbase of sites like this excoriating Mozilla for including that, so I would assume any such effort now would be similarly rejected.
- xiphias2 6y agoPocket was a too strong integration probably. Offline browsing on mobile phones is still a missing feature, and pocket doesn't solve it well. Firefox could have added the necessary features for a great pocket plugin (and its competitors) instead of just integrating with it (and buying it). Blender is a much more successful example (and there was another open source project here on HN with $300k income where companies could pay for features to be implemented, but still not company specific).
- srtjstjsj 6y agoPocket is fine as a concept, but people didn't like getting spammed with it on their new tab page.
- kevin_thibedeau 6y agoI like the Pocket spam because it is a low key way to support the project.