I'm really glad mozilla is getting rid of Pocket, it only took them about 12 years of constant hate for it, but at least they're getting rid of it
this post was submitted on 23 May 2025
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I realize Pocket was intended as a way to generate revenue to keep the browser going; but, it always seemed like a feature in search of a purpose. Ok ya, I could save a page/article/etc. And then what? If I wanted to be able to find something again, I could bookmark it. If that bookmark ever died, I'd pull it up on archive.org. I guess it was like bookmark syncing on steroids, but meh.
I never even knew Fakespot existed, so I can't comment there. Though, maybe that lack of awareness demonstrates a failure to get the feature well advertised. Though again, maybe that's my fault as I aggressively avoid advertisements.
I feel sorry for the folks who worked on these products, whose work will mostly go in the dustbin of history. But, I also won't mind having to dig that pocket icon off my toolbar on every new install.
Now to read people hating Mozilla for shutting down a service and focusing on the browser.
Which is what people kept saying they should be doing!