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1000% The two places it's mind boggling that Mozilla doesn't have a product are (1) identity (especially as a provider to 3rd parties) and (2) instant messagin
by ethbr1 11mo ago
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The two places it's mind boggling that Mozilla doesn't have a product are (1) identity (especially as a provider to 3rd parties) and (2) instant messaging (especially on mobile).
They were important 10 years ago, they're more important today, and the existing providers all have huge privacy concerns.
- pseudalopex 11mo agoWhat would be Mozilla's revenue model for instant messaging?
- glenstein 11mo ago[flagged]
- ethbr1 11mo agoAds? Nothing says you have to track users, if you're not looking to optimize ad monetization per user. And I daresay there are a fair number of companies who would love to get even blind exposure to Mozilla's userbase.
- pseudalopex 11mo agoWhy would people use Mozilla's app and not WhatsApp, iMessage, Signal, or others?
- ethbr1 11mo agoPrivacy, availability, popularity respectively.
- mikestorrent 11mo agoSignal is already ostensibly private, available, and popular enough, and doesn't have ads... why compete? IMO Mozilla should just double down on the browser and do everything they can to keep it as a lifeline for Free Software devices to be able to participate on the internet as first class citizens.
- fsflover 11mo agoSignal intentionally made their messaging rely on a single, central point of failure, perfect for targeting by all sorts of criminals and governments. If Mozilla provides a Matrix server, I will seriously consider it.
- account42 11mo agoThey could start acting like the nonprofit they are supposedly are instead of LARPing as silicon valley tech bros.
- fsflover 11mo ago> instant messaging Doesn't Mozilla have their own Matrix server?
- nicoburns 11mo agoIt does, but it's mostly for coordinating development rather than a consumer facing product. Personally I'm not convinced Mozilla IM would make sense though. It's a crowded msrket with lots of other options.
- fsflover 11mo agoThere are not many options for a secure, e2e messaging not relying on a single point of failure (including Signal), with a good UX and a possibility of video calls. I only know of Matrix. A AFAIK there are not so many trusted servers.