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Really interesting how the browser is becoming the universal OS Firefox spent 2011-2016 creating a browser-based operating system called FirefoxOS (for smartph
by open-source-ux 5y ago
Really interesting how the browser is becoming the universal OS
Firefox spent 2011-2016 creating a browser-based operating system called FirefoxOS (for smartphones). I used to think it was a terrible idea and a waste of Mozilla's resources. Now I wonder if I was wrong, and perhaps it was a good idea - but simply too early and too immature?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefox_OS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefox_OS
- tadfisher 5y agoWebOS and "iPhone OS 1.0" share those traits. I understand the desire to leverage the technologies and talent we've invested into the Web, but as a platform it still reeks of its roots as a tool to display remote hypertext documents, and I would personally prefer to write "native" apps in a more tailored and coherent API and runtime environment.