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Why would you think a firefoxOS device is going to end up cheaper than Android, when both OSes are open source and linux based?
by CJefferson 14y ago
Why would you think a firefoxOS device is going to end up cheaper than Android, when both OSes are open source and linux based?
- Supermighty 14y agoBecause that's what Mozilla keeps telling me.
- callahad 14y agoAs I understand it, Gecko has significantly lighter resource demands compared to Dalvik. Andy Rubin himself, speaking on FirefoxOS, has said that there are simply places where Android cannot go. Cite: "There are places where Android can’t go," [Rubin] said, referring to memory and other hardware requirements. Firefox can help reach those. "For certain markets, it makes sense." [http://allthingsd.com/20130226/googles-andy-rubin-on-firefox-os-in-general-i-feel-friendly/ http://allthingsd.com/20130226/googles-andy-rubin-on-firefox...]