I've started using Firefox and can never go back to Chrome

Re:I've started using Firefox and can never go back to Chrome by BuyMyBitcoins on Sunday July 17, 2022 @05:06PM (#32131277)

Mozilla may be a non-profit but there’s a saying: “non profit doesn’t mean they don’t make money”.

It’s not too difficult to disable, but Firefox does push suggestions by default and has a revenue sharing agreement with Pocket.

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Re:I've started using Firefox and can never go back to Chrome by Lev1a on Sunday July 17, 2022 @05:34PM (#32131586)

> Firefox [...] has a revenue sharing agreement with Pocket

"Mozilla Corporation" bought Pocket in 2017.

Per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket_(service) :

> On February 27, 2017, Pocket announced that it had been acquired by Mozilla Corporation, the commercial arm of Firefox's non-profit development group. Mozilla staff stated that Pocket would continue to operate as an independent subsidiary but that it would be leveraged as part of an ongoing "Context Graph" project.[6] There are plans to open-source the server-side code of Pocket,[11][12][13] with more than 50 repositories already available on the company's GitHub account, including their iOS app.

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Re:I've started using Firefox and can never go back to Chrome by BuyMyBitcoins on Monday July 18, 2022 @01:26AM (#32134998)

I stand partially corrected! Didn’t realize they were acquired but they are still using pocket for revenue.

In fact, this little nugget supports my original post: “the commercial arm of Firefox's non-profit development group”

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Re:I've started using Firefox and can never go back to Chrome by cedilla on Sunday July 17, 2022 @05:40PM (#32131646)

Pocket has been acquired by Mozilla a few years ago.

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