So much of the story and motivation around FirefoxOS seemed to be: "we want to take web browser technology and build a smartphone around it." Or interpreted an

So much of the story and motivation around FirefoxOS seemed to be: "we want to take web browser technology and build a smartphone around it." Or interpreted another way: "Our agenda is to take technology X and apply it to a problem domain that would not seem like a natural fit for it." Meanwhile their competitors were trying to out-do each other in trying to produce devices that would satisfy consumers the most (sell more). It was, and remains, a ferocious competition. If you want success in the marketplace you need to focus on delivering customer value first, and put the technology agenda second (if not way behind other priorities).