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Re:Mozilla lays off 250 employees while it refocuses on comm... by llsf on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @02:11PM (#24123635)
I could have seen Mozilla build an enhanced email service like Hey! Actually, they could still probably do it, it would align with their focus on privacy and experience with email reader.
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Re:Mozilla lays off 250 employees while it refocuses on comm... by Abishek_Muthian on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @02:21PM (#24123791)
True, email requires more players to stay federated and would have reflected well with Mozilla's supposed ethos. But, I seriously doubt whether Mozilla would have pulled off what Hey did in terms of marketing.

Mozilla's marketing for the hypothetical email service would have been like ProtonMail without the advantage of 'Switzerland/CERN' brand. Also, ProtonMail has now gone all guns on Apple following Hey, which I don't think Mozilla would do.

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Re:Mozilla lays off 250 employees while it refocuses on comm... by llsf on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @01:25PM (#24201468)
While Mozilla would likely not go head on against Apple, Mozilla still have some aura especially in the Silicon Valley. Who knows, they might have cut a deal with Apple...
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