Matt@lemdro.id to Firefox@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoPocket shutting downsupport.mozilla.orgexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up147arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtechnology@beehaw.orgtechnology@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.zipfirefox@lemmy.ml
arrow-up145arrow-down1external-linkPocket shutting downsupport.mozilla.orgMatt@lemdro.id to Firefox@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square18fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtechnology@beehaw.orgtechnology@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.zipfirefox@lemmy.ml
Pocket will be shutting down on July 8, 2025. This is very disappointing as I love the compatibility with my Kobo.
minus-squarelambalicious@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 days ago(The monkey paw turns, and) we got our wish. We did it, internet! We killed yet another Firefox revenue stream!
minus-squareWormFood@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 days agomy understanding is that Mozilla paid good money for pocket and never made much from it
minus-squaredantheclamman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·3 days agoThey let it rot on the vine. Like their other acquisitions
minus-squarelambalicious@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 days agoMaybe they could have worked on improving it, yeah, but then again that would have meant paying working wages instead of raising the salary of the CEO.
(The monkey paw turns, and) we got our wish.
We did it, internet! We killed yet another Firefox revenue stream!
my understanding is that Mozilla paid good money for pocket and never made much from it
They let it rot on the vine. Like their other acquisitions
Maybe they could have worked on improving it, yeah, but then again that would have meant paying working wages instead of raising the salary of the CEO.