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| Meet the Mozilla OS developer phone |
| By Thom Holwerda on 2012-09-23 01:05:34 |
| "It's no secret that Mozilla has been working on a mobile OS. Previously codenamed Boot2Gecko, the project focused on a purely HTML5 based system that worked in many ways like current mobile devices. As the project grew into Mozilla OS, the company has laid out a partnership with ZTE that will have real world devices in certain markets early next year. Testing for this OS had previously consisted of a compiled ROM that would be flashed over a handful of Android devices. Now, Mozilla has moved into full fledged product evaluation mode with their own custom developer phone." Looks decent - and a better solution for testers and developers than custom ROMs. |
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| nauty nauty! |
| By ikidunot on 2012-09-23 03:21:07 |
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It's got rounded corners! That's a No No! |
 - Score: 7 |
| Comment by stabbyjones |
| By stabbyjones on 2012-09-23 07:41:16 |
| As soon as they're for sale I'm buying one. I'll keep my galaxy nexus but Mozilla has really hit the nail on the head with Firefox os and i can't wait to use a phone developed specifically for the os. |
| - Score: 4 |
| RE: Comment by stabbyjones |
| By WorknMan on 2012-09-23 07:57:54 |
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> As soon as they're for sale I'm buying one. I'll keep my galaxy nexus but Mozilla has really hit the nail on the head with Firefox os and i can't wait to use a phone developed specifically for the os. Just curious... what does this OS do that Android currently doesn't? Will they have maps/gps apps built-in? |
| - Score: 3 |
| RE: Comment by stabbyjones |
| By moondevil on 2012-09-23 10:29:32 |
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Really?! How different it is from the hugely successful WebOS? |
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| RE[2]: Comment by stabbyjones |
| By stabbyjones on 2012-09-23 10:31:29 |
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It's not about features vs other platforms. What I'm really excited about is that Mozilla keeps this as open as possible. I don't expect it to be better than android which is why I'm keeping my android. But i feel similar to how i felt when i dropped Windows. You'll miss something when you change platforms but at some point, you just have to jump. Hopefully there are more replicant phones on the horizon or at least more aosp devices to keep me using android in the mean time. |
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| RE[3]: Comment by stabbyjones |
| By NuxRo on 2012-09-23 10:40:02 |
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I agree, it has a certain feeling to it. I want one! |
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| RE[2]: Comment by stabbyjones |
| By stabbyjones on 2012-09-23 10:41:09 |
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Web os was as doa as the Nokia n9. It also wasn't open til it was too late |
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| Name change? |
| By nibor on 2012-09-23 10:45:28 |
| Wasn't it called Firefox OS after B2G? The article talks about Mozilla OS, so is the article wrong or did they change the name again? |
| - Score: 1 |
| RE: Name change? |
| By CodeAndSyntax on 2012-09-23 11:31:23 |
| I think the article is trying to explain that Mozilla has its own developer phone, so they have given it an ad hoc name, (Mozilla OS developer phone) because it hasn't been officially announced. The OS is still Firefox OS. They are just explaining that they are using ZTE phones instead of booting ROMs on android phones that have nothing to do with the project. |
| - Score: 1 |
| RE: Name change? |
| By swift11 on 2012-09-23 11:39:11 |
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Yep, Firefox OS is the correct name. Great to see Mozilla making progress with their phone: HTML5 apps will be an open ecosystem, the best option to avoid a Google monopoly imo http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/app... Edited 2012-09-23 11:42 UTC |
| - Score: 1 |
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