Mozilla will shut down two of its fashionable merchandise, Firefox Send and Firefox Notes, on account of layoffs from earlier this yr.
“Each companies are being decommissioned and can not be part of our product household,” Mozilla advised ZDNet in an announcement.
Firefox Ship was the extra fashionable of the 2 companies. It was a easy device that made it simple for individuals to share information totally free. Plus, Ship supported encrypted codecs, making it fashionable for individuals who wished a safe option to share issues on-line.
Mozilla launched Firefox Ship again in March 2019 and it rapidly gained a devoted fan base. Sadly, the corporate took Ship offline earlier this yr after stories revealed malware groups abused the service. Mozilla initially deliberate to carry Ship again as soon as it discovered a option to cease the malware concern.
Nevertheless, that plan modified after Mozilla laid off 250 people in August. The layoffs had been an effort to re-focus its enterprise on business merchandise whereas additionally an try to repair a few of Mozilla’s income points. The vast majority of the employees that had been supposed to repair Ship had been included within the layoffs and those who remained had been reassigned to business merchandise like Mozilla VPN and Firefox Monitor.
Firefox Notes to close down on November 1st
ZDNet notes that most of the similar causes apply to the shutdown of Firefox Notes, which is able to occur on November 1st. Mozilla created the software program to avoid wasting and sync encrypted notes between Firefox browsers. It was obtainable as an Android app and browser extension.
Mozilla advised ZDNet that it might decommission the Android Notes app and syncing service in late October.
“The Firefox Notes desktop browser extension will stay obtainable for present installs and we are going to embody an choice to export all notes, nevertheless it’ll not be maintained by Mozilla and can not be installable,” a Mozilla spokesperson advised ZDNet.
Those that wish to save their notes can follow the steps from this Mozilla support page to export the info.
Of the 2, I might argue that Ship is the better loss. There are many notes apps obtainable and I’m undecided that Firefox Notes did sufficient to really differentiate itself from rivals. Firefox Ship, alternatively, was a reasonably novel thought and a good way to rapidly and securely share information with different individuals on-line. Whereas different options do exist, I can’t consider any that boasted the identical simplicity as Ship.
