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Re:Firefox Bugzilla: Remove Pocket Integration by derefr on Friday June 05, 2015 @10:06PM (#9669296)
It somewhat makes sense. If they want it that badly, though, maybe Mozilla should buy Pocket so that they can put it under the aegis of their license/philosophical charter. "Reading List" is currently right up there with "Web Browser" and "Email Client" as major programs that I would like to be neutrally owned by a public foundation.
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Re:Firefox Bugzilla: Remove Pocket Integration by browser on Friday June 05, 2015 @10:13PM (#9669325)
I think you are confusing cause and effect. Pocket was not added to Firefox because Firefox users demanded a sophisticated offline reader. If that were all there is to it, Pocket would be an addon.

Pocket was added to Firefox because Mozilla wants the extra revenue from partnering with Pocket.

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Re:Firefox Bugzilla: Remove Pocket Integration by fabrice_d on Friday June 05, 2015 @10:30PM (#9669367)
Pocket is not paying Mozilla, as said already.

Also, anyone implementing a compatible backend can switch to it by changing a pref.

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Re:Firefox Bugzilla: Remove Pocket Integration by browser on Friday June 05, 2015 @11:22PM (#9669500)
Can we get a public statement from Mozilla describing its deal with Pocket?

I see a comment below from a Mozilla employee stating that "there is limited public information available about this deal", and claiming that the best quote is in an article that contains a paraphrase from an email from another Mozilla employee saying that Pocket didn't pay for placement.

When a non-profit gives prominent placement to a for-profit company, there are many ways for money to change hands beyond straight up payment for placement. I think we are owed a clear explanation of the Mozilla-Pocket deal.

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Re:Firefox Bugzilla: Remove Pocket Integration by dblohm7 on Saturday June 06, 2015 @04:09PM (#9672079)
> Can we get a public statement from Mozilla describing its deal with Pocket?

I've been pleading internally for an official public response. Nothing.

The only other source I've seen is an email reply from Mark Mayo at http://www.planet-libre.org/?post_id=18514

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