Xmarks is shutting down

[HavocXphere]

in 90 days.

http://blog.xmarks.com/?p=1886

 

[Beetman]

in 90 days.

http://blog.xmarks.com/?p=1886

thats sad

anyone have alternatives to recommend that syncs firefox as well as chrome?

 

[hungrybeaver]

bummer. I use it a lot and I would happily pay for it.

Sad to see it go

 

[HavocXphere]

thats sad

anyone have alternatives to recommend that syncs firefox as well as chrome?

Maybe delicious can...dunno.

I'm using FF sync, but I don't think it can do Chrome.

 

[MickZA]

That's really bad news. Firefox is my browser of choice so I've just installed firefox sync but I will miss the multi-browser capability of xmarks.

Anyone else find it odd that they only had 2 million accounts? I would have expected far more than that.

 

[B@rrels]

Chrome has it's own sync to your Google account-Options-Personal Stuff.

 

[thisgeek]

You can set up your own sync server. Saw that somewhere on the xmarks site.

 

[hawker]

Nooo

Probably the most useful FF extension I've ever used.

 

[LazyLion]

I've been using the Google Bookmarks tool built into their toolbar.

But doesn't the new version of Firefox 4 comes with built in Synch capabilities... that is why Foxmarks is shutting down?

 

[Mars]

I've been using the Google Bookmarks tool built into their toolbar.

But doesn't the new version of Firefox 4 comes with built in Synch capabilities... that is why Foxmarks is shutting down?

By Spring 2010, with money running tight and options fading, we started searching for potential buyers of the company. Over the past three months, we have been remarkably close to striking a deal, only to have the potential buyer get cold feet. We also considered refocusing Xmarks as a freemium sync business, but the prospects there are grim too: with the emergence of competent sync features built in to Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome, it’s hard to see users paying for a service that they can now get for free.

 

[Park@82]

damn.

 

[HavocXphere]

But doesn't the new version of Firefox 4 comes with built in Synch capabilities..

Same as the FF sync addon I mentioned...its a Moz product. The issues lies w/ Chrome compatibility.

 

[MickZA]

There are things happening on the XMarks front including a possible subscribed service:

http://www.xmarks.com/firefox/success/3.9.2

I've pledged because the last few days have shown me what a vital tool XMarks is in my support toolbox..

 

[MickZA]

It seems that XMarks has been rescued

http://blog.xmarks.com/

 

[HavocXphere]

Xmarks was bought by LastPass 5 hrs ago.

 

[hawker]

Fantastic news!

 

[gregmcc]

Great news. It's a brilliant app!

 

[DJNgoma]

Xmarks was bought by LastPass 5 hrs ago.

Been using the 2 together for quite a few years now.