<s>
Pocket	O
,	O
previously	O
known	O
as	O
Read	B-Operating_System
It	I-Operating_System
Later	I-Operating_System
,	O
is	O
a	O
social	B-General_Concept
bookmarking	I-General_Concept
service	O
for	O
storing	O
,	O
sharing	O
and	O
discovering	O
web	O
bookmarks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
service	O
was	O
originally	O
only	O
for	O
desktop	O
and	O
laptop	O
computers	O
and	O
is	O
now	O
available	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
,	O
Kobo	O
eReaders	O
,	O
and	O
web	B-Application
browsers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pocket	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
August	O
2007	O
as	O
a	O
Mozilla	B-Application
Firefox	I-Application
browser	B-Application
extension	O
named	O
Read	B-Operating_System
It	I-Operating_System
Later	I-Operating_System
by	O
Nathan	O
(	O
Nate	O
)	O
Weiner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
his	O
product	O
was	O
used	O
by	O
millions	O
of	O
people	O
,	O
he	O
moved	O
his	O
office	O
to	O
Silicon	O
Valley	O
and	O
four	O
other	O
people	O
joined	O
the	O
Read	B-Operating_System
It	I-Operating_System
Later	I-Operating_System
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weiner	O
's	O
intention	O
was	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
application	O
be	O
like	O
a	O
TiVo	B-Application
for	O
web	O
content	O
and	O
giving	O
users	O
access	O
to	O
that	O
content	O
on	O
any	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Read	B-Operating_System
It	I-Operating_System
Later	I-Operating_System
obtained	O
venture	O
capital	O
investments	O
of	O
US	O
$2.5	O
million	O
in	O
2011	O
and	O
$5.0	O
million	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
rejected	O
an	O
acquisition	O
offer	O
by	O
Evernote	B-Application
after	O
showing	O
concerns	O
that	O
Evernote	B-Application
intended	O
to	O
shut	O
down	O
the	O
Read	B-Operating_System
It	I-Operating_System
Later	I-Operating_System
service	O
and	O
amalgamate	O
its	O
functionality	O
into	O
Evernote	B-Application
's	O
main	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
the	O
Read	B-Operating_System
It	I-Operating_System
Later	I-Operating_System
app	O
was	O
available	O
in	O
a	O
free	O
version	O
and	O
a	O
paid	O
version	O
that	O
included	O
additional	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2015	O
,	O
Pocket	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
Firefox	B-Application
,	O
via	O
a	O
toolbar	O
button	O
and	O
link	O
to	O
a	O
user	O
's	O
Pocket	O
list	O
in	O
the	O
bookmark	O
's	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
integration	O
was	O
controversial	O
,	O
as	O
users	O
displayed	O
concerns	O
for	O
the	O
direct	O
integration	O
of	O
a	O
proprietary	O
service	O
into	O
an	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
application	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
completely	O
disabled	O
without	O
editing	O
advanced	O
settings	O
,	O
unlike	O
third-party	O
extensions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Mozilla	O
spokesperson	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
feature	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
leverage	O
the	O
service	O
's	O
popularity	O
among	O
Firefox	B-Application
users	O
and	O
clarified	O
that	O
all	O
code	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
integration	O
was	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
27	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Pocket	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
acquired	O
by	O
Mozilla	O
Corporation	O
,	O
the	O
commercial	O
arm	O
of	O
Firefox	B-Application
's	O
non-profit	O
development	O
group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
plans	O
to	O
open-source	B-Application
the	O
server-side	O
code	O
of	O
Pocket	O
,	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pocket	O
was	O
listed	O
among	O
TIMEs	O
50	O
Best	O
Android	B-Application
Applications	I-Application
for	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kent	O
German	O
of	O
CNET	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
Read	B-Operating_System
It	I-Operating_System
Later	I-Operating_System
is	O
oh	O
so	O
incredibly	O
useful	O
for	O
saving	O
all	O
the	O
articles	O
and	O
news	O
stories	O
I	O
find	O
while	O
commuting	O
or	O
waiting	O
in	O
line.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Bill	O
Barol	O
of	O
Forbes	O
said	O
that	O
although	O
Read	B-Operating_System
It	I-Operating_System
Later	I-Operating_System
works	O
less	O
well	O
than	O
Instapaper	B-Application
,	O
"	O
it	O
makes	O
my	O
beloved	O
Instapaper	B-Application
look	O
and	O
feel	O
a	O
little	O
stodgy.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Pocket	O
was	O
awarded	O
a	O
Material	O
Design	O
Award	O
for	O
Adaptive	O
Layout	O
by	O
Google	O
for	O
their	O
Android	B-Application
application	I-Application
.	O
</s>
