Less than 24 hours after Facebook confirmed it was shutting down Facebook Messenger for Windows on March 3, we’ve discovered the same kill date applies to Facebook Messenger for Firefox. It appears that the company is no longer interested in developing desktop apps.
The first clue comes from the fact that Facebook has pulled its Messenger for Firefox page and its corresponding Help Center page – both now display a generic error. If you still have the add-on, which someone has reuploaded to add-ons.mozilla.org, an identical end-of-support message is displayed at the top of the application as the one in Facebook Messenger for Windows.
“We’re sorry, but we can no longer support Facebook Messenger for Firefox, and it will stop working on March 3, 2014,” the message states at the top of the application. “We really appreciate you using Messenger to reach your friends, and we want to make sure you know that you can keep chatting and view all your messages on http://www.facebook.com. Learn more.”
Again, the “Learn more” link takes the user to a generic Messages page on Facebook’s Help Center where the only relevant section is how to uninstall Facebook Messenger for Windows or Firefox. The decision means that Facebook no longer develops any applications for the desktop.
While there was once talk of Facebook Messenger coming to OS X, such a move seems extremely unlikely now. For now at least, Facebook will likely focus on mobile, though we wouldn’t be surprised if it one day the company built apps for platforms that spanned a subset of desktop, mobile, and the Web (such as Windows 8 Metro, Chrome OS, or Firefox OS).
It’s just the traditional desktop that Facebook appears to have lost dismissed. That shouldn’t be too much of a surprise given how mobile-focused the company has become.
Mozilla and Facebook officially launch Facebook Messenger for Firefox in December 2012, meaning that when it’s killed it will have been around for less than 15 months. Facebook touted that the app let you IM your friends from anywhere on the Web while Mozilla was pleased it had such a great partner for the debut of its Social API for the Web. Yet when it comes to the desktop browser, Facebook will now once again point all users to Facebook.com.
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This is a clear and unsurprising move that highlights a major shift in tech strategy. Facebook's retreat from the traditional desktop—both in native Windows apps and browser-based ones—is a definitive signal that their "mobile-first" mantra has evolved into "mobile-only" for all net-new development.
It's particularly interesting that they're abandoning a browser extension built on Mozilla's Social API. This suggests that even the lightweight, integrated approach of a browser add-on isn't worth the maintenance cost compared to driving all traffic to the monolithic facebook.com. The focus is clearly on consolidating users into a single, controlled environment where they can be served a consistent experience (and ads).
You're right to point to platforms like Chrome OS and Firefox OS as potential future targets. They represent the convergence of the web and a curated app experience, which seems to be the sweet spot Facebook is now aiming for, leaving the "open" desktop behind. Yasir252
It's a real shame to see this go. As someone who uses Firefox as my primary browser, the Messenger extension was incredibly convenient. Having a persistent chat sidebar that worked across all my tabs was a killer feature that the main Facebook site still can't replicate.
This move feels like a step backwards for user convenience. Now, I'm forced to either keep a permanent Facebook tab open (and remember to mute the constant notifications from groups and pages) or switch to a standalone app like Franz or Rambox that bundles multiple services. Neither is as seamless as the native Firefox integration was.
It's disappointing that a partnership between Mozilla and Facebook, which seemed so promising for the open web, has been cut short so abruptly. I guess the era of dedicated, lightweight desktop apps is truly over. Total Commander
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