Let’s do a quick headcount of the current major players, we have Google’s Android, Apple’s iOS and Microsoft’s Windows Phone – the big three. Let’s throw in RIM’s Blackberry OS to the mix. Add those up and what you get is a very brutal and unforgiving mobile market.
Mozilla seems to have a lot of confidence though when they decided to develop their own “experimental†mobile platform called the Firefox OS, AKA Boot to Gecko (B2G). Screenshots have been revealed giving us a glimpse on what we can expect from this upcoming OS.
Take a look below:
The whole OS is based on Linux and Gecko, and runs apps in HTML 5. The Foundation claims that it is faster, lighter and more open than Android. Personally it looks like a mix of Android and Meego. What do you guys think? Share your thoughts below.
More screenshots of B2G (Firefox Mobile OS) on a Smart Prepaid SIM card here:
http://www.bobreyes.com/myblog/2012/07/23/firefox-mobile-os-b2g-milestone-4-released/
This must be great if the price is right :)
This could be a competition to feature phones given its price point advantage. But to compete with Android and iOS? I don’t think so. Its got the looks of both iOS and Android but I just can’t sense the smartphone feel in here.
Firefox OS? No, thanks. Talk about late entrant.
meron na po nyan dito sa pinas..
http://www.bobreyes.com/myblog/2012/06/12/the-philippines-very-first-boot-to-gecko-b2g-device/
http://www.mozillaphilippines.org/the-philippines-very-first-boot-to-gecko-b2g-device/
looks promising.
especially currently running on Android hardware :}
the logo of evernote and angry birds are switched
the icons looks like from china’s knock offs smartphones or maybe there’s something wrong with my monitor..
If you think this is already great, just wait for “UBUNTU Phone”
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/04/ubuntu-phone-os-takes-a-step-closer
lahat ba ng apps sa google play o sa Android app store pwede sa phone na ito?
75% of the apps on the Market can be ported “daw” which is really really good.
Apps that are built using HTML 5 for iOS and Android are mostly based from their mobile webpage counterparts like Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo Mail, blog apps (Engadget, Verge, etc.) so don’t expect your favorite apps, especially games to be ported to this OS immediately.
I’m fairly sure that’s not OK Computer’s album cover…
/hipster mode off
Wow! Hopefully it can be rooted to existing phones.
And tablets also! :)
here is a video of Firefox OS
Smart will back this phone and Mozilla is targeting a below $100 phone.. it’s gonna be really cheap.
So if we use firefox os, chances are that the icons for angry birds and evernote get swapped?
the whole top bar really looks like iOS.. the lock icon, signal bar, battery icon
more of a linux-phone…rooting for more open source…surely this will have a lot of flavors once it is officially out…
IOS + Android = Firefox OS. hehehe
“I see the light at the end of the tunnel!!”
I also see some bit of iOS playing there.
I hope there will be a demo video of playing with this OS. :))