First Firefox Mobile OS Phones Announced 116
judgecorp writes "The first devices running Firefox Mobile OS, originally known as Boot to Gecko, have been announced. TCL and ZTE are making the phones, which will show up on Brazil's Telefonica Vivo network. Other operators are planning to give the phones a try. From their blog: 'Device manufacturers TCL Communication Technology (under the Alcatel One Touch brand) and ZTE today announced their intentions to manufacture the first devices to feature the new Firefox OS, using Snapdragon processors from Qualcomm Incorporated, the leader in smartphone platforms. The first Firefox OS powered devices are expected to launch commercially in Brazil in early 2013 through Telefónica’s commercial brand, Vivo.'"
Do we need another mobile OS? (Score:4, Insightful)
Serious question.
Besides the heavyweight iOS and Android, there are Bada, Symbian, Tizen, Windows Mobile/Phone, RIM...
Ah crap, full list here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_operating_system [wikipedia.org]
Do we really need another OS with a .0001 market share?
Commitment? (Score:5, Insightful)
I didn't learn from TFAs what Mozilla's commitment is to this. It seems like a good idea, but Mozilla has such a long history of abandoning [lawrencemandel.com] really good ideas [mozilla.org] when they turn out not to be easy.
Re:Do we need another mobile OS? (Score:4, Insightful)
Yes, any other stupid questions?
More competition is better, without it you get the stagnation that desktops have been since the 90s.
Re:Do we need another mobile OS? (Score:5, Insightful)
that's only because RIM's radar was broken - everyone elses radar saw it coming before Apple even confirmed it's existence.
Re:Do we need another mobile OS? (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:Do we need another mobile OS? (Score:4, Insightful)
Yes, it was. MS Monopolized the market, then sucked out all the profit. This meant that hardware vendors did not have the money to take risks.