Comment by wintorez
3 years ago
I was an avid Firefox user, until it started adding services that I never asked for, namely Pocket. Things that should have been an add-on were now a core feature of the product.
3 years ago
I was an avid Firefox user, until it started adding services that I never asked for, namely Pocket. Things that should have been an add-on were now a core feature of the product.
This attitude has always confused me. “Firefox did something I didn’t like so I switched to a browser which does hundreds of things to undermine the free and open internet”.
Plenty of Firefox users do not actually care about free & open and they're the ones who we lost in the greatest numbers. Recognizing and addressing their needs is important.
> so I switched to a browser which does hundreds of things to undermine the free and open internet
like 1. forcing DNS over HTTPS 2. Copying Chrome UI and destroying usability (why do i have to edit a file to get back scrollbar) 3. Droping support for FTP (because everybody i.e Chrome is doing it) 4. Droping suport for localhost (because everybody i.e Chrome is doing it) and so on.
I think about a year ago they toned down pockets presence. It's basically just another extension now.
So… just Pocket?
i admit it was an odd addition but I do like browsing those stories on occasion and find it useful to same new stories to pocket so that I can read them later, particularly for publishers that only let you visit their site X number of times a month.
Like chrome has account sync? Like chrome has telemetry? Like chrome has a game built in? Like chrome has a read later feature?
You're mad because Firefox was silly enough to call it Pocket instead of Firefox Reading List.