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No More Firefox For Windows Mobile

Posted by timothy on from the no-room-at-the-ecosystem dept.

angry tapir writes "Mozilla has decided to stop development of a version of its Firefox mobile Web browser for phones running Windows Mobile. The reason is that Microsoft has closed the door to native applications on smartphones running its new Windows Phone 7 Series software. More reasoning can be found in a blog post by Stuart Parmenter, director of Mobile Engineering at Mozilla."

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  1. First Post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    This first post is for the glory of GNAA.

    1. Re:First Post by rubycodez · · Score: 0, Troll

      The Greater Nashville Apartment Association thanks you! http://www.nashvilleaptasn.org/

      But next time please take time to put something relevant to the topic in your post.

  2. Meh. by Pojut · · Score: -1, Troll

    On behalf of myself and my HTC Ozone, fuck you very much, Mozilla.

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  3. Microsoft versus Sun's Java and JavaScript by ItaloSuave · · Score: -1, Troll

    My Mozilla 3.5 version Browser was glitching up on my Desktop PC earlier today, after I committed to a Microsoft JavaScript Update. As a matter of fact, it was not working at all. Didn't Microsoft recently buy Sun Microsystems, the owner of JAVA? I believe so. They fought a big lawsuit over Microsoft unilaterally rewriting Java coding without Sun's permission or license. Now, that is all over with. Fortunately, everything on my PC works now, with a restart. Who knows what the future will bring, with Microsoft owning Java, and Mozilla running JavaScript threads? Could it be, that Microsoft bought Sun in order to take on the Open Source Mozilla Browser Project? Could be, could be . . . .

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  4. Re:Preemptive Strike by Hal_Porter · · Score: 0, Troll

    Can you try that again with more Braveheart e.g.

    THEY CAN TAKE OUR LIVES BUT THEY CAN'T TAKE OUR WEB BROWSERS! FREEDOM!

    Filter error: Don't use so many caps. It's like YELLING.

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  5. Re:So basically by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    even if you root your phone we can do what we want to it :) so stop being delusional that you'll ever be in total control.