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Mozilla Launches Firefox OS Devices In Stores, Opens Up App Payments
An anonymous reader writes "After almost two years of development, Mozilla today officially launched Firefox OS devices in stores. At the same time, the company has opened up payments for developers interested in charging for their apps or charging for content inside their apps. Last week, the first commercial Firefox OS devices arrived in Spain ready to be sold by Telefónica, starting on July 9 with the ZTE Open for €69 ($88.80) including VAT. Mozilla says Poland, Colombia, and Venezuela also have upcoming launches soon, and more countries will be joining the list as well, but today today marks the day official Firefox OS devices are available in store."
It's an $88 USD offering, so that might be the point. Spain users might be able to latch onto it quicker than o thers.
I want to see phones ship with Cyanogenmod by default. But while we're wishing, I want a free app that turns my smartphone into a portable unlimited beer tap. And also, a bag of holding would be nice.
In SOVIET RUSSIA... erm...NSA AMERICA, the Internet logs onto YOU!
Good point. Besides, Telefonica is one of the European telephony giants, and has very, very deep pockets; hence, Mozilla actually landed a good deal by having Telefonica doing this launch. Good for them ! I wish them all the luck they need, and more.
Religous speak to God. Insane are spoken to by God. When all shut up, one can finally hear Shostakovich in peace
Good thing that Mozilla apps can be viewed on any smartphone: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Apps
Because red pandas are also known as firefoxes. It's where the name and logo for the Firefox browser comes from.
Hard to believe anyone on Slashdot wouldn't know this.
Apparently, "Firefox" is the nickname for the Red Panda.
What better market is there to amass market share than in a depressed market where competition is nil? Profits may not be high but market share is vital as all economy's do rebound. This is not a short term play folks...
Because it doesn't leak and crash all the time. Check your add-ons.
I couldn't find the price of the ZTE Open yet, I mean unlocked, without SIM and without dealing with an operator at all. The Alcatel One Touch Fire is the other Firefox OS phone for now but I don't know how much it costs.
I guess if it's cheap enough it could be used as a PDA and media player only, or as a phone with no data plan and use wifi, SD, USB only.
But I'm fine with my small clamshell Samsung phone too (with no secondary display, no camera, no anything), long battery life and perfect form factor. It would be a pain to carry a rectangle everyday in one of my pants pocket (I carry enough crap already : tobacco, cigarette paper, keys, lighter, smartcards, corkscrew, a small purse with cash coins and USB drive)
No, I let it update periodically which necessitates closing it. Sometimes I even reboot so my system can install patches.
So the browser is supposed to be capable of solving the halting problem?
That's not an addon. That's a plugin. Mozilla has isolated it via the plugin host but it is still its own, closed source executable. How the hell can you possibly hold Mozilla to task for problems in flash?
Here, let me fix this for you: