Xmarks has a new lease on life thanks to the support of its most vocal users.
The free bookmark syncing service had previously announced it was shutting down, but vocal customers signed an online pledge last week promising to pay for a premium version of the service. This made the company take a second look at its options.
Now, according to a new post on the Xmarks blog, it looks like the service itself will continue, even though the company behind Xmarks may still be doomed.
In a new blog post thanking users for their outspoken support, Xmarks CEO James Joaquin, says "Xmarks now has multiple offers from companies ready and willing to take over the service and keep making browser sync better."
Although Joaquin cautions that no deal has yet been signed, he seems confident that one will emerge in the near future: "With multiple offers on the table we're pretty confident that Xmarks will continue on with no service interruption," he says.
That's good news for the some two million users who rely on Xmarks to sync bookmarks and open tabs between web browsers like Google Chrome, IE, Safari, Firefox, as well as mobile devices.
Many of the users have already but their money where their mouth is -- or at least pledged to put their money where their mouth is -- using Xmarks' PledgeBank page to promise their support for a premium version of the service. That's no doubt had a positive effect on Xmarks perceived value and convinced at least a few companies that service might be worth buying.
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