While I can agree with author on some points, I don't understand why everyone bashes Mozilla for Pocket so much, they have bought it and I thought it is part of Mozilla now: https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2017/02/27/mozilla-acquires-po...
Plase correct me if I'm wrong.
When Pocket was first added, it was an independent company with no signs of any acquisition by Mozilla.
It was not added to the browser as an "add-on" but as core code. Sure, you could hide the button, but... it's still there, attack surface and all.
Plus, it's a product in a competition-rich field. Adding first class support almost certainly affected adoption for competitors like Instapaper, Pinboard, etc, who still had to play by the rules. Hardly what you'd expect from a "choice centric" company like Mozilla, and it screamed of a cash bribe.
It was not added to the browser as an "add-on" but as core code. Sure, you could hide the button, but... it's still there, attack surface and all.
Plus, it's a product in a competition-rich field. Adding first class support almost certainly affected adoption for competitors like Instapaper, Pinboard, etc, who still had to play by the rules. Hardly what you'd expect from a "choice centric" company like Mozilla, and it screamed of a cash bribe.