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Foxconn Betting Big On Firefox OS

Posted by timothy on from the ok-but-where's-the-ice-weasel-phone? dept.

jfruh writes "Foxconn is firmly identified in the public mind as the company that manufactures iPhones and iPads. But the company is looking to forge its own identity, and sees Firefox OS as the means to do so. To that end, Foxconn is hiring thousands of developers to help work on the open source phone OS and Foxconn's own suite of cloud services."

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  1. FireFoxconn by Spy+Handler · · Score: 5, Funny

    I hope they succeed!

    -Sent from my iPhone

  2. Re:Have Fun Wrangling by WillgasM · · Score: 4, Funny

    by being asian

  3. Brand damage by Aaron+B+Lingwood · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Mozilla has such a (well-deserved) squeaky clean image. Considering the slight damage the Foxconn fiasco did to Apple's brand, I pray nothing happens to tarnish Mozilla's good name. Considering this is a partnership, it may prove difficult, if not, impossible to pull out if things start to go wrong. I wish them all the best.

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  4. Re:Have Fun Wrangling by Aaron+B+Lingwood · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Its hard enough getting 3 developers working together to produce quality software, let alone 3 THOUSAND. How exactly do they plan to manage this?

    From the article, I gather that this is not 3,000 developers working on the OS or its elements, but rather, 3,000 developers spread across many separate projects to develop apps for the brand-new OS. This could be projects consisting of 1, 2, or 10 developers each.

    This is actually a really novel approach and I bet Microsoft are now kicking themselves that they didn't think of it. In a matter of weeks, or at most a few months, a fully-populated app-store can be made available. With this approach, they'll be probably ranked #3 straight out the gate in terms of apps. Bravo.

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  5. Re:FireFoxConn OS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    That is EXACTLY what it needs. I don't want a phone supported by Apple or Google.

  6. Re:Firefox OS banned before it's even done by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I thought the Americans were violating all security and trust according to recent news?

  7. Re:FireFoxConn OS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

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