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Mozilla's Send is Basically the Snapchat of File Sharing (theverge.com)
Mozilla has launched a new website that makes it really easy to send a file from one person to another. From a report: The site is called Send, and it's basically the Snapchat of file sharing: after a file has been downloaded once, it disappears for good. That might sound like a gimmick, but it underscores what the site is meant for. It's designed for quick and private sharing between two people -- not for long-term hosting or distributing files to a large group. It supports files up to 1GB, and after uploading something, it'll give you a link to send to someone else. That link will expire once they've downloaded it or once 24 hours have passed.
I can predict how the general public will hear the news. "Conspiracy aid for Terroriststs!". And people who normally argue, "if you outlaw guns only outlaws will have guns" will seriously take such news stories.
sed -e 's/Chuck Norris/Rajnikant/g' joke > fact
Here's an alternate idea for Mozilla:
- Fix the browser; get back to the original mission of a fast no-bloat browser
- Fire everyone but the five developers it takes to do that and donate any excess money left in the Foundation to the EFF
Do you know what else they use?
Phones! The postal service! Roads! Aircraft! Railways! Banks!
Better shut down the entire society! Think of the children!
I get...
Your browser is not supported.
Unfortunately this browser does not support the web technology that powers
Firefox Send. You’ll need to try another browser. We recommend Firefox!
...when I try to access the service.
If Mozilla's strategy is to lure back old users with web based services like Send, they are going to have to ensure that the service works seamlessly for the people that I exchange files with, without trying to force them to change their browser first. Even if I eventually make the switch to Firefox, I can hardly expect everyone that I exchange files with to do the same in order to be able to receive the files that I send.