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Mozilla Has 'No Plans' To Offer Firefox Without Pocket (venturebeat.com)

Posted by Soulskill on from the they-go-together-like-peanut-butter-and-pocket dept.

An anonymous reader writes: In June, Mozilla integrated Pocket into Firefox, garnering a mixed response from the browser's community. This week, VentureBeat stumbled upon a Bugzilla ticket (bug 1215694) to "move Pocket to a built-in add-on" and immediately reached out to the company. "There are currently no plans to offer a version of Firefox that doesn't include Pocket," said Dave Camp, Firefox's director of engineering.

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  1. Could you at least hint what "Pocket" is? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Thanks Dicedot. Please, you know, edit.

  2. Re: browser.pocket.enabled = false by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    But that doesn't change the fact that the guys at Mozilla have lost it. Who is picking up the torch? Non-profit, open-source, privacy-aware fork. Please?

  3. /Oblg. No plans to use Firefox then by UnknownSoldier · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Sad to see once a web browser that once was a bastion of open source become yet-another-sell-out.

    1. Re:/Oblg. No plans to use Firefox then by Cthefuture · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Honestly curious what the "superior" choice is?

      The spyware known as Chrome/Chromium? Internet Explorer? The unstable Opera? What is it, man? Please tell us what your awesome browser is so we can join you because frankly I'm out of ideas.

      --
      The ratio of people to cake is too big
  4. Please forgive my ignorance, by Yxven · · Score: 4, Insightful

    but why does Pocket matter?

    When they first introduced it, I right clicked it and removed it from my toolbar. I haven't thought of it since, yet there are people threatening to boycott Firefox over it.

    I've never about:config disabled it. Is it selling my privacy? Doubling firefox's memory usage? Supporting terrorism?

    Why is it news worthy?