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I'd sooner bet my money on FirefoxOS than Windows 8. Can't wait to develop natively with little more than what gets me on browsers. And I'd similarly sooner bet
by goldfeld 14y ago
I'd sooner bet my money on FirefoxOS than Windows 8. Can't wait to develop natively with little more than what gets me on browsers. And I'd similarly sooner bet on FOS going head-to-head with iOS with a non-fragmented system than on Google getting his act together.
Especially since Android is expanding to so many other kinds of devices, it's fragmentation is it's biggest trait and I think it's a pretty hard trend to revert. That's like asking Internet Explorer to become the zeitgeist standards-compliant browser--they have taken too long, much as they try to revert (and they are) other browsers have already taken over it's share and will continue to (especially now that Microsoft guaranteed the non-longevity of it's desktop OS going forward).
To be clear, I don't mean they can't solve the fragmentation problem, only that they have left this breach open long enough for a competitor to become the new cool kid before they could hope to pivot their behemoth operation. That's my prediction at least.