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Totally agree on email. I've long been saying that they should just acquire/partner with FastMail, seems like a great fit and would allow Mozilla to better align their revenue stream with their users.

Also, this constant killing and reviving of the Test Pilot brand looks incredibly short-sighted and stupid to me.

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I love both Firefox and FastMail, but I'd never want one to acquire the other. Vertical integration introduces lock-in. Even if it's not intentional, it's far too easy for developers to introduce "conveniences" that only work if you're fully adopting their ecosystem.

I think it's down to who wants to work on the Test Pilot program. If someone has some ideas to test and the time to work on it, then it's active.