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Mozilla Messaging reintegrates with Labs, unifies focus on Web-based communication
Mozilla Messaging, citing Mozilla's increased focus on Web-borne communications, will be reintegrating with Mozilla Labs.The Messaging subsidiary was formed in 2008 to focus on Thunderbird, but given Mozilla Labs' current focus on identity and contact management, it now makes sense for the groups to be merged. Thunderbird will be unaffected by the change -- some URLs might change, but that's it -- and presumably Messaging's F1 and Raindrop will thrive in the Labs playground.
What this means for the end user -- for the hundreds of millions of Firefox users -- is that the next big additions will be communication- and messaging-oriented. Contacts and F1 will be almost certainly be baked into Firefox 5 or 6, both of which will be released this year -- and, who knows, there might be something else even more exciting up Mozilla Labs' sleeve!
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Subscribe to commentsJeffreyApr 5th 2011 8:29AM
I'm really looking forward to the f1 sharing features they plan on doing:
https://bug642684.bugzilla.mozilla.org/attachment.cgi?id=522780
Which is based on the Social Agent concept they showed long ago:
http://factoryjoe.com/social-agent/
Sebastian AnthonyApr 5th 2011 8:30AM
@Jeffrey In-browser is definitely the way to go! Especially when combined with some kind of in-browser address book.
Words can't describe my distaste for the blocks of sharing widgets dotted all over every website.
Vineeth ReddyApr 5th 2011 9:14AM
@Sebastian Anthony : Install ABP and then subscribe to the annoyance list http://www.fanboy.co.nz/adblock/
JoshApr 5th 2011 10:03AM
@Vineeth Reddy
Brilliant. Been looking for something like this.
EuroSceptiCApr 5th 2011 10:42AM
@Josh
Nowadays "AntiSocial" lists is a must like "Privacy" or General lists.
SlashZakuApr 5th 2011 6:10PM
Really wish they'd release a bare-bones version of the browser without this upcoming Messaging stuff, Sync, Panorama, and whatever else they're bulking on. I'd be happy with just the basics (the browser itself, bookmarks, being able to download, etc.).