Mozilla downsizes as it refocuses on Firefox and AI

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Specifically, Mozilla plans to scale back its investment in a number of products, including its VPN, Relay and, somewhat remarkably, its Online Footprint Scrubber

IMO these were their best products. 🙁

Going forward, the company said in an internal memo, Mozilla will focus on bringing “trustworthy AI into Firefox.” To do so, it will bring together the teams that work on Pocket, Content and AI/Ml.

Ugh, god damn it.

I would assume they're taking a hard look at revenue figures. I currently do use their VPN, but my impression is that it isn't much more than a repackaging of Mullvad VPN. No idea about the other products. Is their Relay and Scrubber offering more outstanding?

The scrubber is also a repackage, but their relay does seem useful, as a barebones SimpleLogin/Addy.io at least